Spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence and peace / / edited by David Boersema and Katy Gray Brown
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| Titolo: |
Spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence and peace / / edited by David Boersema and Katy Gray Brown
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.6/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nonviolence - Religious aspects |
| Nonviolence - Political aspects | |
| Peace - Religious aspects | |
| Peace - Political aspects | |
| Spirituality - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
BoersemaDavid
BrownKaty Gray
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| Note generali: | Selection of papers presented at two annual conferences of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP), held in 1997 and 2001. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Met index, lit. opg. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence and peace |
| ISBN: | 94-012-0331-8 |
| 1-4294-5650-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910345157803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Value inquiry book series. . -Philosophy of peace ; ; v. 182.