Description |
xiv, 166 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Richard Harries -- Competing perspectives on Jihad and 'martyrdom' in early Islamic sources / Asma Afsaruddin -- Christian martyrdom: history and interpretation / Anthony Harvey, Richard Finn and Michael Smart -- What is martyrdom? / Harfiyah Haleem -- Still a 'noble army' after 11 September 2001? / Brian Wicker -- The veneration of martyrs: a Muslim-Christian dialogue / Harfiyah Haleem and Brian Wicker -- The drama of martyrdom: Christian and Muslim approaches / Brian Wicker -- The concept of martyrdom: a Shia perspective / Abolfazl Ezzati -- Martyrdom and murder: aspects of suicidal terrorism / Brian Wicker, Peter Bishop and Maha Azzam -- Appendices: Thomas Aquina on martyrdom -- Broadening the classical concept of martyrdom / Karl Rahner -- Non-violent options for conflict resolution in Islam / Harfiyah Haleem. |
Subject |
Martyrdom.
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Martyrdom. |
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Martyrdom -- Christianity.
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Martyrdom -- Christianity. |
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Martyrdom -- Islam.
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Martyrdom -- Islam. |
Added Author |
Wicker, Brian, 1929-
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Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament.
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ISBN |
0754656675 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780754656678 hardcover alkaline paper |
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