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3593155The Path to Salvationhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-path-to-salvation-9781612346618/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2429741/03775ad0-c2e8-42cb-903e-b4ebb264b486.jpg?v=638383964160500000514541MXNPotomac Books Inc.InStock/Ebooks/<p>In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam.</p><p>Here, however, Heather Selma Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side-by-side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu adherents.</p><p>Based on her findings, Gregg challenges the assumption that religious violence stems from a faiths scriptures. Instead, Gregg argues that religious violence is the result of interpretations of a religions beliefs and scriptures. Interpretations calling for violence in the name of a faith are the product of individuals, but it is important to understand the conditions under which these violent interpretations of a religion occur. These conditions must be considered by identifying who is interpreting the religion and by what authority; the social, political, and economic circumstances surrounding these violent interpretations; and the believability of these interpretations by members of religious communities.</p>...3529354The Path to Salvation514541https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-path-to-salvation-9781612346618/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2429741/03775ad0-c2e8-42cb-903e-b4ebb264b486.jpg?v=638383964160500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149781612346618_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_<p>In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam.</p><p>Here, however, Heather Selma Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side-by-side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu adherents.</p><p>Based on her findings, Gregg challenges the assumption that religious violence stems from a faiths scriptures. Instead, Gregg argues that religious violence is the result of interpretations of a religions beliefs and scriptures. Interpretations calling for violence in the name of a faith are the product of individuals, but it is important to understand the conditions under which these violent interpretations of a religion occur. These conditions must be considered by identifying who is interpreting the religion and by what authority; the social, political, and economic circumstances surrounding these violent interpretations; and the believability of these interpretations by members of religious communities.</p>(*_*)9781612346618_<p>In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam.</p><p>Here, however, Heather Selma Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side-by-side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu adherents.</p><p>Based on her findings, Gregg challenges the assumption that religious violence stems from a faiths scriptures. Instead, Gregg argues that religious violence is the result of interpretations of a religions beliefs and scriptures. Interpretations calling for violence in the name of a faith are the product of individuals, but it is important to understand the conditions under which these violent interpretations of a religion occur. These conditions must be considered by identifying who is interpreting the religion and by what authority; the social, political, and economic circumstances surrounding these violent interpretations; and the believability of these interpretations by members of religious communities.</p>...9781612346618_Potomac Books Inc.libro_electonico_39c50d42-70fb-32cf-9488-894a3386933a_9781612346618;9781612346618_9781612346618Heather SelmaInglésMéxico2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00Potomac Books Inc.