A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions
Edición de la obra Religion, War, and Ethics
| Autor | Gregory M. Reichberg, Henrik Syse |
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| Editorial | Cambridge University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | May 26, 2014 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 750 |
| Formato | hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780521450386 |
| ISBN-10 | 0521450381 |
| OCLC | 869064902 |
| LCCN | 2013030383 |
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Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Each chapter brings together annotated texts - scriptural, theological, ethical, and legal - from a variety of historical periods that reflect each tradition's response to perennial questions about the nature of war: when, if ever, is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? Can a lasting earthly peace be achieved? Are there sacred reasons for waging war, and special rewards for those who do the fighting? The religions covered include Sunni and Shiite Islam; Judaism; Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity; Theravada Buddhism; East Asian religious traditions (Confucianism, Shinto, Japanese and Korean Buddhism); Hinduism; and Sikhism. Each section is compiled by a specialist, recognized within his or her respective religious tradition, who has also written a commentary on the historical and textual context of the passages selected. -- Provided by publisher.