Teaching Peace Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts

by Weaver, Denny J.; Biesecker-Mast, Gerald; Stassen, Glen H.; Westmoreland-White, Michael L.; Weaver, J Denny; Janzen, David; Kampen, John; Bush, Perry; Satterwhite, James H.; Wessner, Daniel; Biesecker-Mast, Susan; Gundy, Jeff; Bandish, Cynthia L.; Luginbu

• ISBN13: 9780742514577
• ISBN10: 0742514579
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-08
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the academic curriculum. This book isn't just for religion or philosophy teachers--it is for all educators.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction
1 Christian Nonviolence and the Enlightenment Crisis	3	(14)
Gerald Biesecker-Mast
Part I What Is Nonviolence?
2 Defining Violence and Nonviolence	17	(22)
Glen H. Stassen and Michael L. Westmoreland-White
Part II Nonviolence in the Bible and Theology
3 Violence in Christian Theology	39	(14)
J. Denny Weaver
4 The God of the Bible and the Nonviolence of Jesus	53	(11)
David Janzen
5 Nonviolence in the Biblical Struggle to Know	64	(13)
John Kampen
Part III Nonviolence in History and Politics
6 Violence, Nonviolence, and the Search for Answers in History	77	(12)
Perry Bush
7 Nonviolent Political Movements as Missed Opportunity in Kosovo	89	(13)
James H. Satterwhite
8 The Bush Doctrine and Pacifist Pedagogy	102	(13)
Daniel Wessner
Part IV Nonviolence and the Humanities
9 Nonviolence, Anabaptism, and the Impossible in Communication	115	(10)
Susan Biesecker-Mast
10 Literature, Nonviolence, and Nonviolent Teaching	125	(12)
Jeff Gundy
11 Violence and Supernatural Justice in Gothic Literature	137	(10)
Cynthia L. Bandish
Part V Nonviolence and the Arts
12 The Very Picture of Peace	147	(12)
Gregg J. Luginbuhl
13 Nonviolence in Actor Training	159	(10)
Melissa Friesen
14 Violence and Nonviolence in Choral Music	169	(10)
Mark J. Soderman
Part VI Nonviolence and the Social Sciences
15 The Violence of Global Marketization	179	(15)
James M. Harder
16 Violence and Nonviolence in Criminal Justice	194	(8)
Jeff Gingerich
17 Psychology's Missed Opportunities for Teaching Peace	202	(8)
Pamela S. Nath
18 War and Peace in Economic Terms	210	(13)
Ronald L. Friesen
Part VII Nonviolence and the Sciences
19 Violent Images in Cell Biology	223	(12)
Angela Horn Montel
20 Nature's Tooth-and-Claw Conflict Resolution	235	(11)
W. Todd Rainey
21 Nonviolence and the Foundations of Mathematical Thought	246	(4)
Stephen H. Harnisk
22 Mathematics of Nonviolence	250	(9)
Darryl K. Nester
Part VIII Nonviolence and the Professions
23 The Peaceable Educator	259	(7)
Gayle Trollinger
24 The Peaceable Manager	266	(9)
George A. Lehman
Index	275	(8)
About the Contributors	283