Religion and Violence: A Protestant Christian Perspective
The article discusses the use of religion in conflict associated with social, economic, and political motivations of the terrorists. It highlights the basic teachings of religious traditions which may serve for violent tendencies. It also cites the differences between Christians and Jews in terms of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-66 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HA Bible KDD Protestant Church NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion; History
B Christians B Violence; History B TERRORISM; History B WAR; Religious aspects B History |
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| Summary: | The article discusses the use of religion in conflict associated with social, economic, and political motivations of the terrorists. It highlights the basic teachings of religious traditions which may serve for violent tendencies. It also cites the differences between Christians and Jews in terms of alienation between God and human beings and nature. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2017.0022 |