Religion, law, and the role of force : a study of their influence on conflict and on conflict resolution / compiled and edited by J.I. Coffey and Charles T. Mathewes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coffey, Joseph I.

Mathewes, Charles T., 1969-

Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and law.

Conflict management--Religious aspects.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

xv, 168 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, Inc., [2002]

Contents:

Part I Religion, Law and Force: the Effect on Conflict 1

Section 1 Religion and Conflict 3

Chapter 1. Judaism, The Limits of War, and Conflict Resolution / Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin 7

Chapter 2. From Defensive to Offensive Warfare: The Use and Abuse of Jihad in the Muslim World / Dr. Abdulaziz A. Sachedina 23

Chapter 3. An Ethic of Humanitarian Intervention: A Post-September 11 Perspective / Dr. Donald W. Shriver, Jr. 39

Section 2 The Law of Nations 55

Chapter 4. The Law of Nations: Religion, Ethics and International Law Bearing on Conflict and Peace / Dr. James Turner Johnson 59

Section 3 Force and Conflict 79

Chapter 5. Peace, Ethics and the Use of Force / Ambassador James E. Goodby 83

Chapter 6. Conflict, Strategy, and Ethics / Dr. Albert C. Pierce 91

Chapter 7. Religion, Law and the Role of Force: Operational Aspects / General Andrew J. Goodpaster 105

Part II Religion, Law and the Role of Force in Conflict Resolution 111

Chapter 8. Humanitarian Intervention: A Theoretical Approach / Dr. David Little 117

Chapter 9. Religion and Armed Humanitarian Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia / Dr. Paul Mojzes 129

Chapter 10. Findings From the Seminar: A Summary / J. I. Coffey, Charles T. Mathewes 147.

Notes:

"Based on a seminar sponsored by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding and held in cooperation with Princeton University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1571052801

1571052631

OCLC:

50479248