Richard B. Miller

Terror, Religion, and Liberal Thought

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Religious violence may trigger feelings of repulsion and indignation, especially in a society that encourages toleration and respect, but rejection contradicts the very principles of inclusion that define a democracy and its core moral values. How are we to think ethically about religious violence and terrorism, especially in the wake of an atrocity such as 9/11? Known for his skillful interrogation of ethical issues pertaining to religion, politics, and culture, Richard B. Miller returns to the basic tenets of liberalism to divine an ethical response to extremism. He questions how we are to think about the claims and aspirations of political… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-231-15098-9
EAN: 9780231150989
Produktnummer: 7784088
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H21.8 cm x B14.7 cm x D2.0 cm 398 g
Gewicht: 398
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Richard B. Miller is director for the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions and professor of religious studies at Indiana University. He is the author of Interpretations of Conflict: Ethics, Pacifism, and the Just-War Tradition, Casuistry and Modern Ethics: A Poetics of Practical Reasoning, and /Children, Ethics, and Modern Medicine/.