Subverting Hatred : The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions

by Smith-Christopher, Daniel L.

• ISBN13: 9781570757471
• ISBN10: 157075747X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

Religious rivalries have been at thr root of many human conflicts throughout history. Representatives of nine world religions offer insights into the teachings of noniolence within their tradition, how practice has often fallen short of the ideals, and how they can overcome the contagion of hatred through a return to traditional teachings on nonviolence. Included are a new Foreword and Preface, a new Introduction by Daniel Smith-Christopher, two new chapters on Islam and the indigenous religion of the Maori, and anew Epilogue. In addition, study questions have been added to each chapter.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction: "Everything is different now": Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Subverting Hatred	p. xiii
Jainism and Nonviolence	p. 1
The Peace Wheel: Nonviolent Activism in the Buddhist Tradition	p. 14
Subverting Hatred: Peace and Nonviolence in Confucianism and Daoism	p. 38
Ahimsa and the Unity of All Things: A Hindu View of Nonviolence	p. 57
Indigenous Traditions of Peace: An Interview with Lawrence Hart, Cheyenne Peace Chief	p. 76
The Struggle for Peace: Subverting Hatred in a Maori Context	p. 86
Nonviolence in Islam: The Alternative Community Tradition	p. 107
Life as a Muslim Scholar of Islam in Post-9/11 America	p. 128
"Let your love for me vanquish your hatred for him": Nonviolence and Modern Judaism	p. 144
Political Atheism and Radical Faith: The Challenge of Christian Nonviolence in the Third Millennium	p. 171
Epilogue: Reflections on Nonviolence and Religion	p. 197
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