{"product_id":"9781118529751-the-justification-of-religious-violence","title":"The Justification of Religious Violence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow are justifications for religious violence developed and do they differ from secular justifications for violence? Can liberal societies tolerate potentially violent religious groups? Can those who accept religious justifications for violence be dissuaded from acting violently? Including six in-depth contemporary case studies, \u003ci\u003eThe Justification of Religious Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the logical structure of justifications of religious violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first book specifically devoted to examining the logical structure of justifications of religious violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeks to understand how justifications for religious violence are developed and how or if they differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines 3 widely employed premises used in religious justifications of violence – ‘cosmic war’, the importance of the afterlife, and ‘sacred values’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiders to what extent liberal democratic societies should tolerate who hold that their religion justifies violent acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects on the possibility of effective policy measures to persuade those who believe that violent action is justified by religion, to refrain from acting violently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformed by recent work in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience and evolutionary biology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Public Philosophy Series\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567381274998,"sku":"9781118529751","price":61.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27849621.jpg?v=1730225362","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781118529751-the-justification-of-religious-violence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}