Violence in God's Name by Oliver Mcternan

Violence in God's Name by Oliver Mcternan

This book provides insight into the growing phenomenon of religious inspired violence, and an analysis of the political world’s failure to understand the problem. Oliver McTernan traces the historical ambivalence of the world’s major religious traditions towards violence, arguing that today’s religious activists select the past misuse of foundational texts and exemplars to justify their own resort to violence. He challenges both religious and political leaders to rethink their response to the current crisis. A call for tolerance, he argues, is insufficient. Religious leaders need to re examine their attitudes towards pluralism.

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ISBN 13	9780232524949
ISBN 10	0232524947
Title	Violence in God's Name
Author	Oliver Mcternan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Year published	2003-08-11
Number of pages	216
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