Interfaith Just Peacemaking Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War

by Thistlethwaite, Susan Brooks

• ISBN13: 9780230339897
• ISBN10: 0230339891
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Interfaith Just Peacemakingis a collected work by 27 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars and religious leaders on the ten "practice norms" of the peacemaking paradigm called "Just Peace." Just Peace theory, like the paradigm it most resembles, Just War theory, is a list of specific practices that are applied to concrete contexts. In Interfaith Just Peacemaking, a wholly new work, each "practice norm" is a separate chapter with a general introduction and then commentary by one Christian, Jewish, and Muslim contributor and a short conclusion. It is intended both as a general introduction to Jewish, Christian and Muslim views on just peacemaking, and as a textbook for interfaith and peace studies courses.

Author Biography

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite is the author and editor of the United Church of Christ: A Just Peace Church (1986) and a contributor to all editions of the Just Peacemaking volumes edited by Glen Stassen. With Stassen, she is the editor of the monograph, Abrahamic Alternatives to War: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Just Peacemaking, published by the United States Institute of Peace (2007). She is also the author of Dreaming of Eden: American Religion and Politics in a Wired World (Palgrave, 2010).

Table of Contents

'This book is unique in providing systematic comparisons of the three Abrahamic faiths in terms of key theological and ethical concepts, particularly as they relate to peace and violence.' - Rev. Dr. David Smock, Senior Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace

'This is a book that many of us have been waiting a long time for. We are tired of seeing faith twisted to be a barrier of division or continually portrayed as a bomb of destruction. We know in our stories and in our scriptures, in our minds and our hearts, that religion can be a bridge of cooperation. This book shows us how. If our faiths are to be one of the solutions to conflict rather than part of the source, the practices of Just Peacemaking will need to spread far and wide.' - Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core

'This collection of essays is rich in hermeneutical insight and historical example that give life to the 'just peace' norms within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Speaking at just the right time, the voices of these scholars and activists make clear religion's critical contributions to peace. They challenge us all to tend these teachings so they bear the fruits of shalom.' - Rachel S. Mikva, Rabbi Herman Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies, Chicago Theological Seminary