The Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Published by De Gruyter 2021

The Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Edited by: Georges Tamer and Katja Thörner

Volume 5 in the series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110733136

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About this book

For Jews, Christians and Muslims, as for all human beings, military conflicts and war remain part of the reality of the world. The authoritative writings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, namely the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Koran, as well as the theological and philosophical traditions based on them, bear witness to this fact. Showing the influence of different historical political situations, various views – sometimes quite similar, sometimes more divergent -- have developed in the three religions to justify the waging of war under certain circumstances. Such views have also been integrated in different ways into legal systems while, in certain cases, theologies have provide legitimation for military expansion and atrocities.

The aim of the volume The Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is to explore the respective understanding of “just war” in each one of these three religions and to make their commonalities and differences discursively visible. In addition, it highlights and explains the significance of the topic to the present time. Can the concepts developed in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions in order to justify war, serve as a foundation for contemporary peace ethics? Or do religious arguments always add fuel to the fire in armed conflict? The contributions in this volume will help provide answers to these and other socially and politically relevant questions.

Author / Editor information

Georges Tamer and Katja Thörner, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Just War in Jewish Thought Daniel F. Polish Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Concept of Just War in Christianity Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
The Concept of Just War in Islam Suleiman A. Mourad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Epilogue Georges Tamer and Katja Thörner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Jewish Studies, Christian Theologies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 166
Keywords: Just War; war; interreligious; dialogue

eBook

Published: September 7, 2021
ISBN: 9783110733136

Paperback

Published: September 7, 2021
ISBN: 9783110738056