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020			_a9780520954083 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
050	0	4	_aBL65 _b.F544 2012
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245	1	0	_aFighting words _breligion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / _cedited by John Renard.
260			_aBerkeley, Calif. : _bUniversity of California Press, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (vii, 254 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_a1. Exegesis and Violence : Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- _t2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- _t3. Annihilate Amalek : Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- _t4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- _t5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- _t6. The Baha'i Tradition : The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- _t7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- _t8. The Failure of Allegory : Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- _t9. Words as Weapons : Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts.
520	0		_aOne of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scrip.
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650		0	_aViolence _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aSacred books _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aReligions _xRelations.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aRenard, John, _d1944-
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=503609&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell