Teaching Peace: Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts

Denny J. Weaver; Gerald Biesecker-Mast

doi:10.5771/9781461643944

Summary

This book opens a new frontier in understanding nonviolence. Discussions of peace and nonviolence usually focus on either moral theory or practical dimensions of applying nonviolence in conflict situations. Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the academic curriculum. This book isn't just for religion or philosophy teachers—it is for all educators. Teaching Peace begins with a discussion rooted in Christian theology, where nonviolence is so central and important. But it is clear that there are other paths to nonviolence, and that one certainly doesn't have to be a Christian to practice nonviolence. The pieces that follow, therefore, show how a nonviolent perspective impacts disciplines across the curriculum—from acting, to biology, to mathematics, to psychology.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2003
Copyright Year: 2003
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7425-1457-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-4394-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 287
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 2
1: Christian Nonviolence and the Enlightenment Crisis No access Pages 3 - 14
1. 2: Defining Violence and Nonviolence No access
1. 3: Violence in Christian Theology No access
2. 4: The God of the Bible and the Nonviolence of Jesus No access
3. 5: Nonviolence in the Biblical Struggle to Know No access
1. 6: Violence, Nonviolence, and the Search for Answers in History No access
2. 7: Nonviolent Political Movements as Missed Opportunity in Kosovo No access
3. 8: The Bush Doctrine and Pacifist Pedagogy No access
1. 9: Nonviolence, Anabaptism, and the Impossible in Communication No access
2. 10: Literature, Nonviolence, and Nonviolent Teaching No access
3. 11: Violence and Supernatural Justice in Gothic Literature No access
1. 12: The Very Picture of Peace No access
2. 13: Nonviolence in Actor Training No access
3. 14: Violence and Nonviolence in Choral Music No access
1. 15: The Violence of Global Marketization No access
2. 16: Violence and Nonviolence in Criminal Justice No access
3. 17: Psychology's Missed Opportunities for Teaching Peace No access
4. 18: War and Peace in Economic Terms No access
1. 19: Violent Images in Cell Biology No access
2. 20: Nature's Tooth-and-Claw Conflict Resolution No access
3. 21: Nonviolence and the Foundations of Mathematical Thought No access
4. 22: Mathematics of Nonviolence No access
1. 23: The Peaceable Educator No access
2. 24: The Peaceable Manager No access
Index No access Pages 275 - 282
About the Contributors No access Pages 283 - 287