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- Author(s) Steve Clarke
- Edition1
- Published25th April 2014
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
- ISBN9781118529751
How are justifications for religious violence developed and do
they differ from secular justifications for violence? Can liberal
societies tolerate potentially violent religious groups? Can those
who accept religious justifications for violence be dissuaded from
acting violently? Including six in-depth contemporary case studies,
The Justification of Religious Violence is the first book to
examine the logical structure of justifications of religious
violence.
- The first book specifically devoted to examining the logical
structure of justifications of religious violence - Seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence
are developed and how or if they differ from ordinary secular
justifications of violence - Examines 3 widely employed premises used in religious
justifications of violence ? ?cosmic war?, the
importance of the afterlife, and ?sacred values? - Considers to what extent liberal democratic societies should
tolerate who hold that their religion justifies violent acts - Reflects on the possibility of effective policy measures to
persuade those who believe that violent action is justified by
religion, to refrain from acting violently - Informed by recent work in psychology, cognitive science,
neuroscience and evolutionary biology - Part of the Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
The Justification of Religious Violence
- Author(s) Steve Clarke
- Edition1
- Published25th April 2014
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
- ISBN9781118529751
How are justifications for religious violence developed and do
they differ from secular justifications for violence? Can liberal
societies tolerate potentially violent religious groups? Can those
who accept religious justifications for violence be dissuaded from
acting violently? Including six in-depth contemporary case studies,
The Justification of Religious Violence is the first book to
examine the logical structure of justifications of religious
violence.
- The first book specifically devoted to examining the logical
structure of justifications of religious violence - Seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence
are developed and how or if they differ from ordinary secular
justifications of violence - Examines 3 widely employed premises used in religious
justifications of violence ? ?cosmic war?, the
importance of the afterlife, and ?sacred values? - Considers to what extent liberal democratic societies should
tolerate who hold that their religion justifies violent acts - Reflects on the possibility of effective policy measures to
persuade those who believe that violent action is justified by
religion, to refrain from acting violently - Informed by recent work in psychology, cognitive science,
neuroscience and evolutionary biology - Part of the Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
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