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Is Religion Killing Us? Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Is Religion Killing Us? By Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Is Religion Killing Us? by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer


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Summary

A provocative look at the violent content of 'sacred scripture' and what Jews, Christians, and Muslims must do to re-vision their faiths away from justifying violence. Post 9/11 attention focused on Islam as a violent religion, but this work shows that the Bible and the Quran both have violence-justifying content to support holy and other wars.

Is Religion Killing Us? Summary

Is Religion Killing Us?: Violence in the Bible and the Quran by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

A provocative look at the violent content of 'sacred scripture' and what Jews, Christians, and Muslims must do to re-vision their faiths away from justifying violence. Post 9/11 attention has focused on Islam as a violent religion, but Nelson-Pallmeyer shows that the Bible and the Quran both have ample violence-justifying content to support holy and other wars. The challenge, he maintains, is to acknowledge violence in sacred scripture and re-vision God's power.

Is Religion Killing Us? Reviews

'No accommodationist, Nelson-Pallmeyer cannot find any place for violence, even when exercised against evil.' Publishers Weekly 'Especially provocative... incite us to grapple with what it means to follow Jesus.' The Other Side 'Anything but passive, Nelson-Pallmeyer's radical pacifism sends sparks flying in all directions.' The Booklist

About Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International).

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Elephant in the Room; 1. Lunatics and Messengers; 2. Religion and Violence; 3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures; 4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures. 5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament; 6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran; 7. Room for Doubt?; 8. Saved by Enemies; 9. Saved by Doubt.

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GOR006180183
9780826417794
0826417795
Is Religion Killing Us?: Violence in the Bible and the Quran by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20051002
192
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