Nonviolence and Religion

This reprint discusses the relation between nonviolence and religion by adopting Mohandas K. Gandhi’s concept of satyagraha as a starting point and by also discussing nonviolent hermeneutics of holy scriptures with a special emphasis on interpretations of the Qur’an. The first part consists of chapt...

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description This reprint discusses the relation between nonviolence and religion by adopting Mohandas K. Gandhi’s concept of satyagraha as a starting point and by also discussing nonviolent hermeneutics of holy scriptures with a special emphasis on interpretations of the Qur’an. The first part consists of chapters that directly deal with Gandhi’s concept of nonviolence and how it influenced later faith-based peace activists. By reading Gandhi’s active nonviolence through the lens of Judith Butler’s recent work on nonviolence, it engages with contemporary discussions about violence and nonviolence and also reflects on how nonviolence relates to gender. It also looks at how Gandhi related to different religions and further broadens the usual focus on physical violence by addressing economic violence and environmental degradation. Gandhi’s view of Judaism and Zionism is critically discussed in one chapter. The second part comprises contributions that study the use of holy scriptures in relation to (non)violence, its problems, its boundaries and its inspiration. Religious authoritative texts play a major role in the continuation and legitimation of connected belief systems. Again, Gandhi’s own nonviolent hermeneutics of holy scriptures are investigated and his interpretation of the biblical figure of Daniel is especially discussed. Three contributions deal with the interpretation of the Qur’an and its potential for nonviolence. A concluding chapter provides a range of hermeneutic guidelines for an Islamic theology of nonviolence.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-999972024-04-08T19:53:37Z Nonviolence and Religion du Toit, Louise Meir, Ephraim Noort, Ed Palaver, Wolfgang Gandhi interreligious theology Judaism Zionism satyagraha nonviolent resistance Butler performativity relational ontology sustainability nonviolence Catholic social thought alternative development liberation theology religions suffering tradition swaraj M.K. Gandhi R. Girard mimetic rivalry Sermon on the Mount spiral of violence detachment religion fear of death conscientious objection Christianity conscription pacifism holy disobedience nationalism conservativism political theology Yoram Hazony family liberal democracy Qur’an violence God-consciousness hermeneutics scriptures Bhagavad Gita Bible Paul history of reception Jawdat Saʿid Syria Islam Abel Cain Islamic theology Tafsīr Qurʾānic exegesis Islamic reform modernity history Chenoweth gender creative transgressions revolution Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Daniel Socrates apocalypses n/a bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs This reprint discusses the relation between nonviolence and religion by adopting Mohandas K. Gandhi’s concept of satyagraha as a starting point and by also discussing nonviolent hermeneutics of holy scriptures with a special emphasis on interpretations of the Qur’an. The first part consists of chapters that directly deal with Gandhi’s concept of nonviolence and how it influenced later faith-based peace activists. By reading Gandhi’s active nonviolence through the lens of Judith Butler’s recent work on nonviolence, it engages with contemporary discussions about violence and nonviolence and also reflects on how nonviolence relates to gender. It also looks at how Gandhi related to different religions and further broadens the usual focus on physical violence by addressing economic violence and environmental degradation. Gandhi’s view of Judaism and Zionism is critically discussed in one chapter. The second part comprises contributions that study the use of holy scriptures in relation to (non)violence, its problems, its boundaries and its inspiration. Religious authoritative texts play a major role in the continuation and legitimation of connected belief systems. Again, Gandhi’s own nonviolent hermeneutics of holy scriptures are investigated and his interpretation of the biblical figure of Daniel is especially discussed. Three contributions deal with the interpretation of the Qur’an and its potential for nonviolence. A concluding chapter provides a range of hermeneutic guidelines for an Islamic theology of nonviolence. 2023-05-11T17:15:55Z 2023-05-11T17:15:55Z 2023 book ONIX_20230511_9783036571720_14 9783036571720 9783036571737 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99997 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/7090 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/7090 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7173-7 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7173-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036571720 9783036571737 250 Basel open access
spellingShingle Gandhi
interreligious theology
Judaism
Zionism
satyagraha
nonviolent resistance
Butler
performativity
relational ontology
sustainability
nonviolence
Catholic social thought
alternative development
liberation theology
religions
suffering
tradition
swaraj
M.K. Gandhi
R. Girard
mimetic rivalry
Sermon on the Mount
spiral of violence
detachment
religion
fear of death
conscientious objection
Christianity
conscription
pacifism
holy disobedience
nationalism
conservativism
political theology
Yoram Hazony
family
liberal democracy
Qur’an
violence
God-consciousness
hermeneutics
scriptures
Bhagavad Gita
Bible
Paul
history of reception
Jawdat Saʿid
Syria
Islam
Abel
Cain
Islamic theology
Tafsīr
Qurʾānic exegesis
Islamic reform
modernity
history
Chenoweth
gender
creative transgressions
revolution
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Daniel
Socrates
apocalypses
n/a
bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
Nonviolence and Religion
title Nonviolence and Religion
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title_short Nonviolence and Religion
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topic Gandhi
interreligious theology
Judaism
Zionism
satyagraha
nonviolent resistance
Butler
performativity
relational ontology
sustainability
nonviolence
Catholic social thought
alternative development
liberation theology
religions
suffering
tradition
swaraj
M.K. Gandhi
R. Girard
mimetic rivalry
Sermon on the Mount
spiral of violence
detachment
religion
fear of death
conscientious objection
Christianity
conscription
pacifism
holy disobedience
nationalism
conservativism
political theology
Yoram Hazony
family
liberal democracy
Qur’an
violence
God-consciousness
hermeneutics
scriptures
Bhagavad Gita
Bible
Paul
history of reception
Jawdat Saʿid
Syria
Islam
Abel
Cain
Islamic theology
Tafsīr
Qurʾānic exegesis
Islamic reform
modernity
history
Chenoweth
gender
creative transgressions
revolution
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Daniel
Socrates
apocalypses
n/a
bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
topic_facet Gandhi
interreligious theology
Judaism
Zionism
satyagraha
nonviolent resistance
Butler
performativity
relational ontology
sustainability
nonviolence
Catholic social thought
alternative development
liberation theology
religions
suffering
tradition
swaraj
M.K. Gandhi
R. Girard
mimetic rivalry
Sermon on the Mount
spiral of violence
detachment
religion
fear of death
conscientious objection
Christianity
conscription
pacifism
holy disobedience
nationalism
conservativism
political theology
Yoram Hazony
family
liberal democracy
Qur’an
violence
God-consciousness
hermeneutics
scriptures
Bhagavad Gita
Bible
Paul
history of reception
Jawdat Saʿid
Syria
Islam
Abel
Cain
Islamic theology
Tafsīr
Qurʾānic exegesis
Islamic reform
modernity
history
Chenoweth
gender
creative transgressions
revolution
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Daniel
Socrates
apocalypses
n/a
bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs
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