| Description |
xvii, 350 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Genocide in the name of God : thoughts on religion and genocide / Steven Leonard Jacobs -- Textual warrants for genocide -- Theological warrants for genocide : Judaism, Islam, and Christianity / Leo Kuper -- The last uncomfortable religious question? : monotheistic exclusivism and textual superiority in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as sources of hate and genocide / Steven Leonard Jacobs -- A sweet-smelling sacrifice : genocide, the Bible, and the indigenous peoples of the United States, selected examples / Chris Mato Nunpa -- The accountability of religion in genocide / James Frazer Moore -- More than the Jews-- his blood be upon all the children : biblical violence, genocide, and responsible reading / Gary A. Phillips -- Religion and mass violence : empirical data and case studies -- Religion and genocide / Leonard B. Glick -- Jihad and genocide : the case of the Armenians / Richard L. Rubenstein -- Islam and genocide : the case of Bangladesh in 1971 / Mohammad Omar Farooq -- The genocidal twentieth century in the Balkans / Paul Mojzes -- "Death was everywhere, even in front of the church" : Christian faith and the Rwandan genocide / Stephen R. Haynes -- Alternative readings of troubling texts : religion as a force against violence -- Getting rid of the G-d of Abraham : a prerequisite for genocide / David Patterson -- The Ten commandments, the Holocaust, and reflections on genocide / Paul R. Bartrop -- Coming to terms with Amalek : testing the limits of hospitality / Henry F. Knight -- Theologies and practices of reconciliation -- Post-Shoah restitution of a different kind / John K. Roth -- The Holocaust, genocide, and the Catholic Church / Donald J. Dietrich -- Catholic views on Holocaust and genocide : a critical appraisal / John T. Pawlikowski -- Terror out of zion : making sense of scriptural teaching / Zev Garber -- Rape, religion, and genocide : an unholy silence / Carol Rittner. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Genocide -- Religious aspects -- History.
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Rape -- Religious aspects -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jacobs, Steven L., 1947-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739135884 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0739135880 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780739135891 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0739135899 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780739135907 (electronic bk.) |
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0739135902 (electronic bk.) |
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