Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions

Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

ISBN 10: 1887917020 / ISBN 13: 9781887917025

Published by Boston Research Center for the 2, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions
• Publisher: Boston Research Center for the 2
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887917020
• ISBN 13: 9781887917025
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The nine authors whose essays appear in the newly published Subverting Hatred investigate the theme of nonviolence in the sacred texts, the oral teachings, and the traditions of major world religions. They throw the spotlight on the mixed messages and conflicting testimony that emerge from this study and underscore one of the central questions for religious individuals everywhere: Does my faith have a fundamental message about nonviolence? If it does, what behavior must I follow if I take seriously the message I receive?

From the Publisher

What commonalties would we find among the world's major religious traditions if we focused on the subject of nonviolence? Would we find a straightforward, unambiguous uniformity among the spiritual teachings? Would we find some justification for aggression? Would we find exhortations to violence in some religious traditions and not in others? Would there be surprises in the textual interpretations of some international scholars as they assessed their religious traditions?