Holy War, Just War

Holy War, Just War
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-13 : 0742558487
ISBN-10 : 9780742558489
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Book Synopsis Holy War, Just War by : Lloyd H. Steffen

Download or read book Holy War, Just War written by Lloyd H. Steffen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holy War, Just War explores the "dark side" in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence. The book states that religion has within its own conceptual tools the resources to understand its own dark side and that religious people must subject their religion to a moral vision of goodness and constrain those parts that make for violence and hatred.


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