THINKING COMPARATIVELY ABOUT RELIGION AND WAR

In contrast to the period when the Journal of Religious Ethics began publishing, the study of religion in relation to war and connected issues has prospered in recent years. This article examines three collections of essays providing comparative perspectives on these topics, two recently authored st...

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Main Author: Johnson, James Turner (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 157-179
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Islam
B Western moral tradition
B Peace
B Judaism
B Jihad
B Hinduism
B Just War
B Christianity
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Summary:In contrast to the period when the Journal of Religious Ethics began publishing, the study of religion in relation to war and connected issues has prospered in recent years. This article examines three collections of essays providing comparative perspectives on these topics, two recently authored studies of Buddhism and Islam in relation to war, and a compendious collection of texts on Western moral tradition concerning war, peace, and related issues from classical Greece and Rome to the present.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2008.00340.x