A Prophetic Peace

Author : Alick Isaacs
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253005647
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Prophetic Peace written by Alick Isaacs and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Real philosophy for the real world . . . if you’re interested in peace, read it.” —Ebor Challenging deeply held convictions about Judaism, Zionism, war, and peace, Alick Isaacs’s combat experience in the second Lebanon war provoked him to search for a way of reconciling the belligerence of religion with its messages of peace. In his insightful readings of the texts of Biblical prophecy and rabbinic law, Isaacs draws on the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Jacques Derrida, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Martin Buber, among others, to propose an ambitious vision of religiously inspired peace. Rejecting the notion of Jewish theology as partial to war and vengeance, this eloquent and moving work points to the ways in which Judaism can be a path to peace. A Prophetic Peace describes an educational project called Talking Peace whose aim is to bring individuals of different views together to share varying understandings of peace.

Author : Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9351187756
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prophet of Peace written by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-12-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, one of the most eminent scholars of Islam in the contemporary Muslim world, draws on original Arabic sources to correct misconceptions about Islam's early history and to establish that the revolution brought about by the Prophet was entirely bloodless. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad formulated an ideal ideology of peace which he faithfully and rigorously put into practice. In his time, there were some minor skirmishes, but no full-fledged wars. The Prophet of Peace deals with the significant issues associated with the life of the Prophet, including jihad, itjihaad, the concept of war and the relationship with other religious communities. Quoting extensively from the Qruana nd the Hadith, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan illuminates the Islamic view of modernity, secularism, democracy, freedom of speech and the relevance of Islam in the modern age, clarifying that Islam as revealed in the Quran is not anti-modernity, nor does it advocate violence. Persuasive and compelling in its breadth and wisdom, this book presents an authentic picture of the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and is a must for all those who wish to understand Islam and its place in the world today.

Author : Tikva Honig-Parnass
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608462145
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The False Prophets of Peace written by Tikva Honig-Parnass and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book refutes the long held view of the Israeli left as adhering to a humanistic, democratic and even socialist tradition, attributed to the historic Zionist Labor movement. Through a critical analysis of the prevailing discourse of Zionist intellectuals and activists on the Jewish-democratic state, it uncovers the Zionist left’s central role in laying the foundation of the colonial settler state of Israel, in articulating its hegemonic ideology and in legitimizing, whether explicitly or implicitly, the apartheid treatment of Palestinians both inside Israel and in the 1967 occupied territories. Their determined support of a Jewish-only state underlies the failure of the “peace process,” initiated by the Zionist Left, to reach a just peace based on recognition of the national rights of the entire Palestinian people.

Author : Juan Cole
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568587821
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Muhammad written by Juan Cole and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfully told account, preeminent Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us back to Islam's-and the Prophet Muhammad's-origin story. Cole shows how Muhammad came of age in an era of unparalleled violence. The eastern Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire of Iran fought savagely throughout the Near East and Asia Minor. Muhammad's profound distress at the carnage of his times led him to envision an alternative movement, one firmly grounded in peace. The religion Muhammad founded, Islam, spread widely during his lifetime, relying on soft power instead of military might, and sought armistices even when militarily attacked. Cole sheds light on this forgotten history, reminding us that in the Qur'an, the legacy of that spiritual message endures. A vibrant history that brings to life the fascinating and complex world of the Prophet, Muhammad is the story of how peace is the rule and not the exception for one of the world's most practiced religions.

Author : Richard W. Pointer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496223586
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacifist Prophet written by Richard W. Pointer and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pacifist Prophet recounts the untold history of peaceable Native Americans in the eighteenth century, as explored through the world of Papunhank (ca. 1705–75), a Munsee and Moravian prophet, preacher, reformer, and diplomat. Papunhank’s life was dominated by a search for a peaceful homeland in Pennsylvania and the Ohio country amid the upheavals of the era between the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. His efforts paralleled other Indian quests for autonomy but with a crucial twist: he was a pacifist committed to using only nonviolent means. Such an approach countered the messages of other Native prophets and ran against the tide in an early American world increasingly wrecked with violence, racial hatred, and political turmoil. Nevertheless, Papunhank was not alone. He followed and contributed to a longer and wider indigenous peace tradition. Richard W. Pointer shows how Papunhank pushed beyond the pragmatic pacifism of other Indians and developed from indigenous and Christian influences a principled pacifism that became the driving force of his life and leadership. Hundreds of Native people embraced his call to be “a great Lover of Peace” in their quests for home. Against formidable odds, Papunhank’s prophetic message spoke boldly to Euro-American and Native centers of power and kept many Indians alive during a time when their very survival was constantly threatened. Papunhank’s story sheds critical new light on the responses of some Munsees, Delawares, Mahicans, Nanticokes, and Conoys for whom the “way of war” was no way at all.

Author : Matthew W. Charlton
Publisher : United Methodist General Board of Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 9780938162681
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prophetic Voice and Making Peace written by Matthew W. Charlton and published by United Methodist General Board of Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book are presented in an effort to speak with the prophet's voice toward making peace among God's people. Specifically, these essays seek to speak with a prophetic voice toward making peace in the context of higher education and collegiate ministry. In essence, this book proposes a formula that, in speaking in a prophetic way to the issues that impact the lives of college students, we aid in the possibilities of peace for God's people. This is the ground of human flourishing after all, that we might live in peace with one another, a peace that gives shape to hope.

Author : Thomas Phillips
Publisher : Cst Press
ISBN 13 : 9780692774854
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prophetic Voices on Middle East Peace written by Thomas Phillips and published by Cst Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When discussing peace in the Middle East, the same familiar litany of questions are heard: "Is it safe to travel over there?" "Do you think there will ever be peace over there?" "Why can't they all just 'get along' over there?" "They've been fighting for thousands of years over there."People often assert, with an air of deep self-assurance, that "there will never be peace in the Middle East," or "the Arabs will never allow the Jews to live in peace," or, with more than a tinge of theological naivet�, "only Christ can bring peace to the holy land."Such familiar refrains are as misguided as they are common. In this volume, a panel of distinguished scholars, analysts and activists speak as Jews, Christians and Humanists to name and explore the chief barriers to peace and stability in the holy lands. These barriers are: nationalism, colonialism and Zionism. Readers of this volume will hear voices which are often neglected, muted or otherwise suppressed in popular discourse.

Author : Michael Youssef, Ph.D.
Publisher : Worthy Books
ISBN 13 : 1617955515
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jesus, Jihad and Peace written by Michael Youssef, Ph.D. and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all feature parallel accounts of the "end times," and all three accounts feature a messianic Savior, an apocalyptic final war between good and evil, and a central role for the city of Jerusalem. Do these three "end times" scenarios intersect in some way? In a world that cries out for peace, which will prevail-Jesus or jihad?

Author : Kevin Basconi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983315223
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem NOW! written by Kevin Basconi and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book was birthed or "breathed into existence" July 9th, 2011, at 6:03am. The Lord shook Kevin to consciousness speaking to him in an authoritative voice saying; "I Am about to shake America because of the sin(s), of pride and arrogance". Kevin was instantly launched into a powerful spiritual experience. During this time the spirit of wisdom and revelation flooded Kevin's spirit and the Lord began to drop scriptures into his heart, and understandings of the season that America is now entering. The Lord revealed to Kevin the absolute importance for Church in America to pray earnestly for the nation of Israel. We must pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The very existence of America may hang in the balance of how we respond to Israel in this critical hour. This book reveals God's heart about this issue; you will learn about:* The eminent shaking of America * How America will reap the fruit of arrogance & pride * Imminent financial, & natural disasters * The loss of America's military superiority * Why the Church must pray for the peace of Jerusalem Now! * The Heart of God for America * Prayers for America and nation of Israel*

Author : Georges Tamer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110682028
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam written by Georges Tamer and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth volume of the series "Key Concepts of Interreligious Discourses" investigates the roots of the concept of "peace" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and its relevance for the present time. Facing present violent conflicts waged and justified by religious ideas or reasons, peace building prevails in current debates about religion and peace. Here the central question is: How may traditional sources in religions help to put down the weapons and create a society in which everyone can live safely without hostilities and the threat of violence? When we take the Sacred Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam into consideration it becomes obvious that the term "peace" and its equivalents in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic describe, at first, an ideal state based on the "love" / "mercy" of God to his creation. It is a divine gift that brings inward peace to the individuum and outer peace resting upon justice and equality. One main task of Jews, Christian and Muslims in the history is to find out how to bring down this transcendent ideal upon earth. The volume presents the concept of "peace" in its different aspects as anchored in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It unfolds commonalities and differences between the three monotheistic religions as well as the manifold discourses about peace within these three traditions. The book offers fundamental knowledge about the specific understanding of peace in each one of these traditions, their interdependencies and their relationship to secular world views.