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Spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence and peace / edited by David Boersema and Katy Gray Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Value inquiry book series. Philosophy of peace ; v. 182.
- Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; 182
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nonviolence--Religious aspects.
- Nonviolence.
- Nonviolence--Political aspects.
- Peace--Religious aspects.
- Peace.
- Peace--Political aspects.
- Spirituality--Social aspects.
- Spirituality.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Rodopi, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a collection of philosophical papers that explores theoretical and practical aspects and implications of nonviolence as a means of establishing peace. The papers range from spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence to issues of justice and values and proposals for action and change.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Katy GRAY BROWN: Introduction: Beyond Safe Ground
- Part One: Spiritual Dimensions
- Jerald RICHARDS: Spirituality, Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence
- Joseph KUNKEL: The Spiritual Side of Peacemaking
- William C. GAY: Apocalyptic Thinking versus Nonviolent Action
- Part Two: Political Dimensions
- Anas KARZAI, Marianne VARDALOS: Understanding "Operation Enduring Freedom " through the Persistence of Sacrifice, Revenge, and the Gift of Cruel Economies
- Gail PRESBEY: Strategic Nonviolence in Africa: Reasons for its Embrace and Later Abandonment by Nkrumah, Nyerere, and Kaunda
- Charles Martin OVERBY: The Treasure of Japan 's Article 9: The World 's Foremost Law for Peace, Justice, and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
- JOHN KULTGEN: "Faceless Coward ": Bush ' s Anti-Terrorism Rhetoric
- Part Three: Justice and Values
- Maria H. MORALES: No Justice, No Peace
- Michael Patterson BROWN: Sharing a Sense of Justice: The Role of Conscience in Political Protest
- David BOERSEMA: Taking Compromise Seriously
- Andrew KELLEY: Kant on Freedom, Happiness, and Peace
- Part Four: Action and Change
- William C. GAY: A Normative Framework for Addressing Peace and Related Global Issues
- Beth J.SINGER: On Language and Social Change
- John KULTGEN: Making a Man of Her: Women in the Military
- Ian M. HARRIS: Assumptions behind Different Types
- of Peace Education
- About the Authors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Selection of papers presented at two annual conferences of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP), held in 1997 and 2001.
- Met index, lit. opg.
- ISBN:
- 94-012-0331-8
- 1-4294-5650-7
- OCLC:
- 714567335
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789401203319 DOI
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