Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Each chapter brings together annotated texts - scriptural, theological, ethical, and legal - from a variety of historical periods that reflect each tradition's response to perennial questions about the nature of war: when, if ever, is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? Can a lasting earthly peace be achieved? Are there sacred reasons for waging war, and special rewards for those who do the fighting? The religions covered include Sunni and Shiite Islam; Judaism; Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity; Theravada Buddhism; East Asian religious traditions (Confucianism, Shinto, Japanese and Korean Buddhism); Hinduism; and Sikhism. Each section is compiled by a specialist, recognized within his or her respective religious tradition, who has also written a commentary on the historical and textual context of the passages selected.
Preface Gregory M. Reichberg and Henrik Syse; Introduction Henrik Syse and Nicole M. Hartwell; 1. Judaism Adam Afterman and Gedaliah Afterman; 2. Roman Catholic Christianity Gregory M. Reichberg and Robert Araujo, S. J.; 3. Eastern Orthodox Christianity Yuri Stoyanov; 4. Protestant Christianity Valerie Ona Morkevicius; 5. Sunni Islam Nesrine Badawi and John Kelsay; 6. Shia Islam Mohammad Faghfoory; 7. Hinduism Kaushik Roy; 8. Theravada Buddhism Mahinda Deegalle; 9. Chinese and Korean religious traditions Vladimir Tikhonov; 10. Japanese religious traditions Soho Machida; 11. Sikhism Torkel Brekke.
