Interfaith Just Peacemaking

Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War

S. Thistlethwaite

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9780230339897
• eBook ISBN:
  9781137012944
• Topic: Sciences sociales
• Subtopic: Religion comparée

Interfaith Just Peacemaking is a collected work by 27 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars and religious leaders on the ten 'practice norms' of the peacemaking paradigm called 'Just Peace.'Just Peace theory, like the paradigm it most resembles, Just War theory, is a list of specific practices that are applied to concrete contexts.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Interfaith Just Peacemaking Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War
• Contents
• Christian Preface
• Jewish Preface
• Muslim Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Practice Norm 1: Support Nonviolent Direct Action
• Chapter 2: Practice Norm 2: Take Independent Initiatives to Reduce Threat
• Chapter 3: Practice Norm 3: Use Cooperative Conflict Resolution
• Chapter 4: Practice Norm 4: Acknowledge Responsibility for Conflict and Injustice and Seek Repentance and Forgiveness
• Chapter 5: Practice Norm 5: Advance Democracy, Human Rights, and Interdependence
• Chapter 6: Practice Norm 6: Foster Just and Sustainable Economic Development
• Chapter 7: Practice Norm 7: Work with Emerging Cooperative Forces in the International System
• Chapter 8: Practice Norm 8: Strengthen the United Nations and International Efforts for Cooperation and Human Rights
• Chapter 9: Practice Norm 9: Reduce Offensive Weapons and the Weapons Trade
• Chapter 10: Practice Norm 10: Encourage Grassroots Peacemaking Groups and Voluntary Associations
• Conclusion
• Definitions of Key terms
• Contributors