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A prophetic peace : Judaism, religion, and politics /

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 pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Isaacs, Alick, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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. Rej.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 200 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.
ISBN:9780253005649
0253005647
1283235978
9781283235976
9786613235978
6613235970