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Killing for God

An Analysis of Conflict in the Abrahamic Religions
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 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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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-1646-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-1647-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
158
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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
    3. Abbreviations No access
    4. Preface No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
  2. Chapter 1 Concepts of Religious Conflict No access Pages 9 - 46
  3. Chapter 2 Man-Made Religion No access Pages 47 - 78
  4. Chapter 3 Religious Polities No access Pages 79 - 130
  5. Chapter 4 Conclusion No access Pages 131 - 134
  6. Bibliography No access Pages 135 - 144
  7. Index No access Pages 145 - 156
  8. About the Author No access Pages 157 - 158

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