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Title:

Witnesses to faith? : martyrdom in Christianity and Islam / edited by Brian Wicker for the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and disarmament.

Publisher:

Ashgate,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xiv, 166 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Martyrdom.
Martyrdom--Christianity.
Martyrdom--Islam.
Martyre.
Martyre--Christianisme.
Martyre--Islam.

Other Authors:

Wicker, Brian, 1929-
Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament.

Notes:

Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Non-violent options for conflict resolution in Islam / Harfiyah Haleem. 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 Aquinas on martyrdom. Broadening the classical concept of martyrdom / Karl Rahner. Non-violent options for conflict resolution in Islam / Harfiyah Haleem.

ISBN:

9780754656678 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0754656675 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005026509

Locations:

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)