A provocative look at the violent content of ‘sacred scripture’ and what Jews, Christians, and Muslims must do to re-vision their faiths away from justifying violence.

Post 9/11 attention has focused on Islam as a violent religion, but Nelson-Pallmeyer shows that the Bible and the Quran both have ample violence-justifying content to support “holy” and other wars. The challenge, he maintains, is to acknowledge violence in “sacred scripture” and re-vision God’s power.

CONTENTS
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room
1. Lunatics and Messengers
2. Religion and Violence
3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures
4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures
5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament
6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran
7. Room for Doubt?
8. Saved by Enemies
9. Saved by Doubt

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ISBN: 9781563384080
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: CONTINUUM INTERNATIONAL - published 15/03/2003
Format: Hardback