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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101440832773

ISBN-139781440832772

eBay Product ID (ePID)210287774

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Number of Pages496 Pages

Publication NameMorality of Self-Defense and Military Action : the Judeo-Christian Tradition

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSociology / General, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Violence in Society, Religion, Politics & State

Publication Year2017

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science

AuthorDavid B. Kopel

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight30.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2016-040345

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Engaging and certainly controversial, this book lays out a tendentious argument and reading of history in its promotion of a gun culture. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - Choice, "Engaging and certainly controversial, this book lays out a tendentious argument and reading of history in its promotion of a gun culture. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice "A well-researched and magnificently written tome. Kopel has succeeded in The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action by David B. Kopelobjectively discussing difficult and controversial topics of moral philosophy that spill into hotter political issues of armed self-defense and justification for wars and revolution, and he does this in an eloquent, logical, and enthralling fashion. . . . The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action: The Judeo-Christian Tradition is highly recommended for moral philosophers, lawyers, sociologists, criminologists, and the lay public, and it would be of more than passing interest to citizens following or participating in the gun control and gun rights debate." -- Hacienda Publishing

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction PART 1: THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE JEWS 1.The Torah 2.The Rise and Fall of the Hebrew Republic and Monarchy 3.Israel Returns 4. Psalms, Prophets, and the Problem of Violence in the Hebrew Bible 5.Diaspora to Holocaust to Israel PART 2: THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE PRESENT 6.The New Testament 7.From the Early Apostles to the Fall of Rome 8.The Middle Ages 9.Reformation 10.Revolutions 11.The American Revolution 12.Modern Christianity 13.Quakers: Respect for Conscience 14.Modern Pacifism Conclusion: Defending Creation Index

SynopsisShedding new light on a controversial and intriguing issue, this book will reshape the debate on how the Judeo-Christian tradition views the morality of personal and national self-defense., Are self-defense, national warfare, and revolts against tyranny holy duties--or violations of God's will? Pacifists insist these actions are the latter, forbidden by Judeo-Christian morality. This book maintains that the pacifists are wrong. To make his case, the author analyzes the full sweep of Judeo-Christian history from earliest times to the present, combining history, scriptural analysis, and philosophy to describe the changes and continuity of Jewish and Christian doctrine about the use of lethal force. He reveals the shifting patterns of thought in both religions and presents the strongest arguments on both sides of the issue. The book begins with the ancient Hebrews and Genesis and covers Jewish history through the Holocaust and beyond. The analysis then shifts to the story of Christianity from its origins, through the Middle Ages and the Reformation, up the present day. Based on this scrutiny, the author concludes that--contrary to popular belief--the legitimacy of self-defense is strongly supported by Judeo-Christian scripture and commentary, by philosophical analysis, and by the respect for human dignity and human rights on which both Judaism and Christianity are based., Shedding new light on a controversial and intriguing issue, this book will reshape the debate on how the Judeo-Christian tradition views the morality of personal and national self-defense. Are self-defense, national warfare, and revolts against tyranny holy duties--or violations of God's will? Pacifists insist these actions are the latter, forbidden by Judeo-Christian morality. This book maintains that the pacifists are wrong. To make his case, the author analyzes the full sweep of Judeo-Christian history from earliest times to the present, combining history, scriptural analysis, and philosophy to describe the changes and continuity of Jewish and Christian doctrine about the use of lethal force. He reveals the shifting patterns of thought in both religions and presents the strongest arguments on both sides of the issue. The book begins with the ancient Hebrews and Genesis and covers Jewish history through the Holocaust and beyond. The analysis then shifts to the story of Christianity from its origins, through the Middle Ages and the Reformation, up the present day. Based on this scrutiny, the author concludes that--contrary to popular belief--the legitimacy of self-defense is strongly supported by Judeo-Christian scripture and commentary, by philosophical analysis, and by the respect for human dignity and human rights on which both Judaism and Christianity are based.

LC Classification NumberBT736.15.K67 2017