Introduction /Julie Claassens and Klaas Spronk --The hermeneutics of dignity /Frits de Lange --Response /Gerrit Brand --Figuring God and humankind : the imago Dei in view of anthropologies in the Old Testament /Hendrik Bosman --Response /Klaas Spronk --External response: The giv…
Introduction /Julie Claassens and Klaas Spronk --The hermeneutics of dignity /Frits de Lange --Response /Gerrit Brand --Figuring God and humankind : the imago Dei in view of anthropologies in the Old Testament /Hendrik Bosman --Response /Klaas Spronk --External response: The giv…
Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions is a comprehensive exploration of the history, beliefs and practices around peace and violence in seven of the world's major religions. Written by expert practitioner-scholars, this textbook provides clear and systemat…
This book provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions. For each religion, it covers its sacred texts; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and p…
Die abrahamitischen Religionen Judentum, Christentum und Islam, nach eigenem Bekunden Religionen des Friedens, stehen gerade auch heute wieder in Zusammenhang mit brutalen Kriegszügen und Terrorakten im Fokus des medialen Interesses. Es liegt daher nahe zu fragen, ob den monothe…
This title provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. Extending that inquiry beyond its traditional parameters, the volume explores the legacies of colonialism, missionary activism, secularism, orientalism, an…
This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. Looking far beyond the traditional parameters of the field, the contributors engage deeply with the legacies of colonialism, missionary activism, secul…