Christianity and American State Violence in Iraq - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity and American State Violence in Iraq write by Christopher A. Morrissey. This book was released on 2018-03-09. Christianity and American State Violence in Iraq available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The world continues to be threatened by non-state, religiously-rationalized violence. While some fail to the see the connections between the United States’ intervention in the Middle East and this ongoing threat, the non-state perpetrators of terror consistently identify American meddling as one of their principle motivating grievances. What are the social and cultural roots of different religious positions on the war in Iraq? Christianity and American State Violence in Iraq returns to a critical moment in U.S. foreign policy, during which American Christians publicly debated war in Iraq. It examines the religious precepts that were used to argue both for and against the United States’ military engagement in Iraq. To capture this behavior, Christopher A. Morrissey delves into the distinct social and cultural origins of both war-supporting and war-challenging positions. His analysis represents an improved understanding of the public role of religion in important foreign policy debates and helps us better understand how religious culture can legitimate or challenge state violence. An original and timely resource on the social sources of religion’s ambivalence towards violence and peace in the US and abroad.
Faith-Based War
Faith-Based War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Faith-Based War write by T. Walter Herbert. This book was released on 2014-12-05. Faith-Based War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The American invasion of Iraq was largely governed by faith-based policy. The "shock and Awe" strategy, alongside a grossly mismanaged occupation, led to the loss of American lives. Faith-Based War presents an analysis of the imperialist Christian militarism behind the Bush Administration. America’s self-perception as God’s Chosen is examined and its catastrophic results detailed. The book offers an ethical, political and theological perspective on the perversion of Christian teaching behind the war in Iraq and the moral culpability of the American empire.
Axis of Peace
Axis of Peace - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Axis of Peace write by S. Wesley Ariarajah. This book was released on 2004. Axis of Peace available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The war in Iraq is over, and we are now facing its aftermath. The searching and divisive questions raised for the churches by the invasion of Iraq linger on. Are there "just wars"? What does the Bible teach about war and violence? What constitutes patriotism when one's nation is at war? Is there theological justification for wars of self-defence or liberation? S. Wesley Ariarajah explores these questions to facilitate ongoing conversation in faith communities. Surveying instances of violence in many regions of the globe, often involving confrontation between religious communities, Ariarajah examines what violence does to those who perpetrate it on others. Moving beyond simplistic notions of 'good' and 'evil' in world affairs, he calls on peoples of faith to counter terror in all its forms through the creation of an 'axis of peace'.
From Jeremiad to Jihad
From Jeremiad to Jihad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Jeremiad to Jihad write by John D. Carlson. This book was released on 2012-06-06. From Jeremiad to Jihad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Violence has been a central feature of America’s history, culture, and place in the world. It has taken many forms: from state-sponsored uses of force such as war or law enforcement, to revolution, secession, terrorism and other actions with important political and cultural implications. Religion also holds a crucial place in the American experience of violence, particularly for those who have found order and meaning in their worlds through religious texts, symbols, rituals, and ideas. Yet too often the religious dimensions of violence, especially in the American context, are ignored or overstated—in either case, poorly understood. From Jeremiad to Jihad: Religion, Violence, and America corrects these misunderstandings. Charting and interpreting the tendrils of religion and violence, this book reveals how formative moments of their intersection in American history have influenced the ideas, institutions, and identities associated with the United States. Religion and violence provide crucial yet underutilized lenses for seeing America anew—including its outlook on, and relation to, the world.
Faith-based War
Faith-based War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Faith-based War write by Thomas Walter Herbert. This book was released on 2009. Faith-based War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A faith-based policy governed key features of the American invasion of Iraq, including the choice of a self-defeating 'Shock and Awe' strategy, and a grossly mismanaged occupation. A religious rationale likewise blinded devotees of the White House torture program to the predictable cost in American lives, and the damage to America's moral standing." "The Bush Administration embraced an imperialist Christian militarism that unites elements of classic Puritan tradition with the mythology of the Western frontier. Faith-Based War brings into focus this dangerous perversion of Christian teaching, and details its catastrophic results."--Jacket.
