A Prophetic Peace

A Prophetic Peace
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780253356840
ISBN-13 : 0253356849
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Book Synopsis A Prophetic Peace by : Alick Isaacs

Download or read book A Prophetic Peace written by Alick Isaacs and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging deeply held convictions about Judaism, Zionism, war, and peace, Alick Isaacs's combat experience in the second Lebanon war provoked him to search for a way of reconciling the belligerence of religion with its messages of peace. In his insightful readings of the texts of Biblical prophecy and rabbinic law, Isaacs draws on the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Jacques Derrida, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Martin Buber, among others, to propose an ambitious vision of religiously inspired peace. Rejecting the notion of Jewish theology as partial to war and vengeance, this eloquent and moving work points to the ways in which Judaism can be a path to peace. A Prophetic Peace describes an educational project called Talking Peace whose aim is to bring individuals of different views together to share varying understandings of peace.


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