Violence in God's Name: Religion in an Age of ConflictA timely exploration of the links between religious faith and global violence--and how to break them. |
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... is to misjudge the seriousness of the threat that religiously motivated terrorism poses . I argue that the crisis facing the world today calls for a more imaginative response from the world's faith communities than we have witnessed ...
... is to misjudge the seriousness of the threat that religiously motivated terrorism poses . I argue that the crisis facing the world today calls for a more imaginative response from the world's faith communities than we have witnessed ...
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Grievance - motivated revolts by small minorities are in his judgement likely to be ' quixotic ' , in other words completely out of touch with reality , and therefore unlikely to succeed . The greed theory assesses the odds for civil ...
Grievance - motivated revolts by small minorities are in his judgement likely to be ' quixotic ' , in other words completely out of touch with reality , and therefore unlikely to succeed . The greed theory assesses the odds for civil ...
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The greed theory , though , fails to address in my opinion the critical question of how do you judge motivation ? ... cause – still need to explain what motivated the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington .
The greed theory , though , fails to address in my opinion the critical question of how do you judge motivation ? ... cause – still need to explain what motivated the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington .
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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 |