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  • Witnesses to Faith?
    Brian Wicker
    September 11, 2001 in New York; March 11, 2004 in Madrid; July 7, 2005 in London: these dates remind us that suicide bombings, or ’martyrdom operations,’ have become the common coin of international politics in the West. What exactly is meant by ’martyrdom’ today, whether in Islam or Christianity? Muslim and Christian scholars come together in this ...
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    83,03 €

  • The Story-Shaped World
    Brian Wicker
    Story-telling, since its earliest beginnings, has drawn its power not simply from the intrinsic fascination of a skilful narrative but from the fact that human beings are compelled to make ’fictions’ if they are to explain and come to terms with the world they experience. This holds true, as Mr Wicker shows in the course of a profound and wide-ranging enquiry, for the complex a...
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    245,76 €

  • Demanding Peace
    A. E. Harvey / AEHarvey / Brian Wicker
    The traditional debate between pacifist and non-pacifist Christian needs to be re-opened in the light of new conditions of warfare and peacekeeping. The massive destructiveness of modern weapons, the emergence of international institutions dedicated to the peaceful settlement of disputes, the common will to enforce human rights and the success of mass ’non-violent action’ in ma...
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    36,66 €

  • Just War on Terror?
    Brian Wicker
    Following the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qa’ida, President Bush declared war on terror. In the succeeding years, Western governments have struggled to find the right way to respond to the new and deadly threat posed by terrorism. With the election of President Obama the rhetoric has softened and policies have been adjusted but the underlying problems and challenges remain the same. Mea...
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    42,17 €

  • Just War on Terror?
    Brian Wicker
    Following the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qa’ida, President Bush declared war on terror. In the succeeding years, Western governments have struggled to find the right way to respond to the new and deadly threat posed by terrorism. With the election of President Obama the rhetoric has softened and policies have been adjusted but the underlying problems and challenges remain the same. Mea...
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    75,98 €

  • Witnesses to Faith?
    Brian Wicker
    September 11, 2001 in New York; March 11, 2004 in Madrid; July 7, 2005 in London: these dates remind us that suicide bombings, or ’martyrdom operations,’ have become the common coin of international politics in the West. What exactly is meant by ’martyrdom’ today, whether in Islam or Christianity? Muslim and Christian scholars come together in this volume to find a common under...
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    302,16 €