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Just Revolution : A Christian Ethic of Political Resistance and Social Transformation.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: 1 online resource (189 pages)ISBN:
  • 9780739190951
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Just Revolution : A Christian Ethic of Political Resistance and Social TransformationDDC classification:
  • 241.62
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Historical Context for a Case Study -- 2 Theological Roots of the Just War Tradition and Just Peacemaking Theory -- 3 Just Peacemaking Practices for Resisting Oppression -- 4 The Just War Tradition and Revolution -- 5 Restorative Justice for the Common Good -- 6 Just Revolution and the "Arab Spring" -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Just Revolution focuses on oppressed peoples as agents of social transformation in their own political contexts. Using the South African struggle against apartheid as a case study, this book posits a theory of just revolution that rests upon nonviolent just peacemaking practices and social reconciliation bolstered by restorative justice.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Historical Context for a Case Study -- 2 Theological Roots of the Just War Tradition and Just Peacemaking Theory -- 3 Just Peacemaking Practices for Resisting Oppression -- 4 The Just War Tradition and Revolution -- 5 Restorative Justice for the Common Good -- 6 Just Revolution and the "Arab Spring" -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Just Revolution focuses on oppressed peoples as agents of social transformation in their own political contexts. Using the South African struggle against apartheid as a case study, this book posits a theory of just revolution that rests upon nonviolent just peacemaking practices and social reconciliation bolstered by restorative justice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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