Killing for God
An Analysis of Conflict in the Abrahamic Religions- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2020
Summary
Given the extremely high cost of overseas military operations today, the author offers readers scholarly insights as to what motivates kingdoms, countries, and groups to engage in religious conflict, beginning with those found in the Hebrew Bible. To do this, he analyzes three related religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, to determine their similarities and differences regarding the killing of people. The areas of conflict analysis include Fundamentalism, Proselytization, Sacrifice (to include martyrdom), and Revenge (to include genocide). The insights of preeminent religious and political scholars are integrated into this comprehensive analysis of conflict involving religion, leading to an answer to the ultimate question: Is the killing worth it?
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2020
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-7936-1646-3
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-7936-1647-0
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 158
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Abbreviations No access
- Preface No access
- Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
- Chapter 1 Concepts of Religious Conflict No access Pages 9 - 46
- Chapter 2 Man-Made Religion No access Pages 47 - 78
- Chapter 3 Religious Polities No access Pages 79 - 130
- Chapter 4 Conclusion No access Pages 131 - 134
- Bibliography No access Pages 135 - 144
- Index No access Pages 145 - 156
- About the Author No access Pages 157 - 158





