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100 1  Nelson-Pallmeyer, Jack. 
245 10 Is religion killing us? :|bviolence in the Bible and the 
       Quran /|cJack Nelson-Pallmeyer. 
264  1 Harrisburg, Pa. :|bTrinity Press International,|c[2003] 
264  4 |c©2003 
300    xvii, 169 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Introduction: The elephant in the room -- Lunatics and 
       messengers -- Religion and violence -- Violence-of-God 
       traditions in the Hebrew scriptures -- Violent story lines
       in the Hebrew scriptures -- Violence-of-God traditions in 
       the New Testament -- Violence-of-God traditions in the 
       Quran -- Room for doubt? -- Saved by enemies -- Saved by 
       doubt. 
520    Coverage of recent world events has focused on violence 
       associated with Islam. In this book Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer 
       claims that this narrow view ignores the broader and 
       unfortunate relationship between human violence and the 
       sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Both the 
       Bible and the Qu'ran, he believes, are riddled with 
       violent images of God and with passages that can be 
       reasonably interpreted to justify violence against enemies
       in service to God's will. According to Nelson-Pallmeyer, 
       many wondered how Muslims could in God's name kill 
       innocent civilians by flying airplanes into the World 
       Trade Center and the Pentagon. Few, however, questioned 
       U.S. leaders and citizens invoking God's name, or assuming
       God's favor, to fight the responsive "war against 
       terrorism." And in the Middle East, the roots of the 
       continuing and seemingly unsolvable conflict and violence 
       are to be found in both the Torah and the Qu'ran. Nelson-
       Pallmeyer challenges the understanding of power that lies 
       at the heart of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity,
       and Islam. He argues that nonviolence is powerful and 
       necessary and that a viable future for human beings and 
       the planet depends on challenging the ways in which sacred
       texts reinforce visions of power that are largely abusive.
       A viable future, he says, depends on re-visioning God's 
       power. 
650  0 Violence in the Bible. 
650  0 Violence in the Qurʼan. 
650  0 God|xWrath|xHistory of doctrines. 
650  0 Violence|xReligious aspects|xHistory of doctrines. 
650  0 Terrorism|xReligious aspects. 
650  0 Religion|xViolence. 
650  0 Fanaticism|xReligious aspects. 
650  0 Globalization|xViolence. 
650  0 War|xReligious aspects. 
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