The Political Role of Biblical Hermeneutics: A Tool for Legitimating or Countering (Religious) Violence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Contents XI
4. Exiting Violence: From Texts to Religions 1
5. Part I: The Analytical – Historical Approach
6. Visions of Great Peace: Thinking through Chinese Religions on Personal and Socio-Political Harmony 19
7. Legitimation and Sanctification: Texts, Stories and Violence in Religious Contexts 47
8. Radical Buddhism in Sri Lanka 69
9. Counter-Secularism and Religious Revivalism 85
10. The Global Fate of the Ummah and Its Significance for Violence and Islam 107
11. The Bible, Identity, and Violence: Violence and Biblical Interpretations in North America 125
12. The Challenge of Dual and Plural Legal Systems: Religious and Secular Jurisdiction 151
13. Part II: The Philosophical and Theological Reflection
14. Religion, Politics and Violence: Overcoming the Shadow of Transvaluation 179
15. The Political Role of Biblical Hermeneutics: A Tool for Legitimating or Countering (Religious) Violence 193
16. In the Time of the Nations: Faith contra Violence 211
17. Theologizing Contextually: Sketches of an Indian Experience 225
18. Exiting Violence: Women of Faith as Strategic Peacebuilders, Challenges and Opportunities 247
19. Dialogue of Life: A Precondition for Interreligious Dialogue 269
20. The Rebel and the Prophet: Violence and Nonviolence in Colombia 285
21. Index 303