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Autore |
Scheid Anna Floerke <1977-> |
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Titolo |
Just revolution : a Christian ethic of political resistance and social transformation / / Anna Floerke Scheid |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-7391-9094-6 |
0-7391-9095-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Revolutions - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Government, Resistance to - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Peace - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Just war doctrine |
Christianity and politics |
Apartheid - South Africa |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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> |
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