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Religion, Pacifism, and Nonviolence

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Authors:
  1. James Kellenberger

    1. Department of Philosophy, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA

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  • Presents and answers a number of the criticisms directed against pacifism, many by contemporary philosophers
  • Offers moral and religious support for pacifism, citing the support to be found in utilitarianism, deontological ethical theory, and virtue ethics
  • Examines international peacekeeping in its different forms and identifies forms compatible with pacifism

Part of the book series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion (PFPR)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 1-8

  3. Ways of Approaching War That Are Sanctioned Within Religious Traditions

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 9-14

  4. Fighting Militarily in the Name of One’s State and Fighting Militarily in the Name of One’s Religion

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 15-19

  5. The Just War Approach

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 21-30

  6. The Status of the Just War Theory

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 31-38

  7. The Principle of Double Effect

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 39-45

  8. The Approach of Pacifism

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 47-54

  9. Arguments Against Pacifism and Moral Support for Pacifism

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 55-65

  10. The Costs of War

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 67-73

  11. Religious Support for Pacifism

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 75-95

  12. The Status of Pacifism

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 97-102

  13. Violence and Force

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 103-113

  14. Peacekeeping

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 115-127

  15. Families

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 129-138

  16. Nonviolence Toward Nonhuman Animals

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 139-144

  17. The Future of Pacifism

    • James Kellenberger
    Pages 145-151

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 153-162
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About this book

This book is about religion, pacifism, and the nonviolence that informs pacifism in its most coherent form. Pacifism is one religious approach to war and violence. Another is embodied in just war theories, and both pacifism and just war thinking are critically examined. Although moral support for pacifism is presented, a main focus of the book is on religious support for pacifism, found in various religious traditions. A crucial distinction for pacifism is that between force and violence. Pacifism informed by nonviolence excludes violence, but, the book argues, allows forms of force. Peacekeeping is an activity that on the face of it seems compatible with pacifism, and several different forms of peacekeeping are examined. The implications of nonviolence for the treatment of nonhuman animals are also examined. Two models for attaining the conditions required for a world without war have been proposed. Both are treated and one, the model of a biological human family, is developed. The book concludes with reflections on the role of pacifism in each of five possible futurescapes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA

    James Kellenberger

About the author

James Kellenberger is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge, USA. Among his books are Religious Epiphanies Across Traditions and Cultures (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) and The Everlasting and the Eternal (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).




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