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By Irfan A. Omar,Michael K. Duffey

Written through most sensible practitioner-scholars who carry a serious but empathetic eye to the subject, this textbook offers a finished examine peace and violence in seven international religions.

  • Offers a transparent and systematic narrative with insurance of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and local American religions
  • Introduces a distinct faith and its sacred texts in each one bankruptcy; discusses principles of peace, struggle, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historic responses to violence; and highlights participants in the culture operating towards peace and justice
  • Examines options inside of their spiritual context for a greater figuring out of the values, motivations, and ethics involved
  • Includes student-friendly pedagogical positive aspects, resembling enriching end-of-chapter opinions via practitioners of alternative traditions, definitions of key words, dialogue questions, and additional studying sections

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