Violence in God's Name: Religion in an Age of ConflictOrbis Books, 2003 - 192 páginas A timely exploration of the links between religious faith and global violence--and how to break them. |
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Página 58
... force if neces- sary to protect a neighbour from being harmed by an unlawful attacker , so too Christians had an obligation in love to protect society.37 His fellow bishop and one - time student , Augustine of Hippo , fine - tuned and ...
... force if neces- sary to protect a neighbour from being harmed by an unlawful attacker , so too Christians had an obligation in love to protect society.37 His fellow bishop and one - time student , Augustine of Hippo , fine - tuned and ...
Página 129
... force people into believing . His argument was rooted in the conviction that people cannot change their beliefs at will and therefore the use of force was counter - productive . He writes , ' true and saving Religion consists only in ...
... force people into believing . His argument was rooted in the conviction that people cannot change their beliefs at will and therefore the use of force was counter - productive . He writes , ' true and saving Religion consists only in ...
Página 132
... force religion ; it must be accepted spon- taneously and not by force ; the offerings demanded , indeed , must be made willingly . That is why if you force us to sacrifice , you give , in fact , nothing to your gods : they have no need ...
... force religion ; it must be accepted spon- taneously and not by force ; the offerings demanded , indeed , must be made willingly . That is why if you force us to sacrifice , you give , in fact , nothing to your gods : they have no need ...
Contenido
The Clash of Paradigms | 1 |
Religion Matters | 20 |
Religion and the Legitimization of Violence | 45 |
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Violence in God's Name: Religion in an Age of Conflict Oliver J. McTernan Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
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Referencias a este libro
Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka Deegalle Mahinda Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
Buddhism, Power and Political Order Ian Charles Harris,Becket Institute Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |