Just revolution : a Christian ethic of political resistance and social transformation / Anna Floerke Scheid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheid, Anna Floerke, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutions--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Revolutions.

Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Government, Resistance to.

Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Peace.

Just war doctrine.

Christianity and politics.

Apartheid--South Africa.

Apartheid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Just Revolution </span><span>focuses on oppressed peoples as agents of social transformation in their own political contexts. Using the South African struggle against apartheid as a case study, this book posits a theory of just revolution that rests upon nonviolent just peacemaking practices and social reconciliation bolstered by restorative justice.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Historical Context for a Case Study; 2 Theological Roots of the Just War Tradition and Just Peacemaking Theory; 3 Just Peacemaking Practices for Resisting Oppression; 4 The Just War Tradition and Revolution; 5 Restorative Justice for the Common Good; 6 Just Revolution and the "Arab Spring"; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Scheid, Anna Floerke, 1977- Just revolution : a Christian ethic of political resistance and social transformation.

ISBN:

0-7391-9094-6

0-7391-9095-4

OCLC:

910325531