{"product_id":"9781453572917","title":"The Spiritual Power of Nonviolence: Interfaith Understanding for a Future Without War","description":"Religion and violence-the two  \u003cbr\u003econcepts seem incompatible given  \u003cbr\u003ethe emphasis in religion on virtue,  \u003cbr\u003elove, forgiveness and compassion.  \u003cbr\u003eYet many scriptures contain martial  \u003cbr\u003eimages and stories of god-inspired  \u003cbr\u003emilitary conquest. The Spiritual  \u003cbr\u003ePower of Nonviolence confronts this  \u003cbr\u003etheological contradiction, arguing that  \u003cbr\u003emartial images and symbols found in  \u003cbr\u003ereligious texts are often meant to be  \u003cbr\u003einterpreted as metaphors for an inner  \u003cbr\u003espiritual struggle and should never  \u003cbr\u003ebe used as a justifi cation for war. The  \u003cbr\u003eanalysis is undertaken from an interfaith  \u003cbr\u003eperspective that explains many of the  \u003cbr\u003eparadoxical concepts found in theories  \u003cbr\u003eof nonviolence. An appeal is also made  \u003cbr\u003eto restore civil discourse in the public  \u003cbr\u003earena, and for politicians and religious  \u003cbr\u003eleaders to refrain from using religious  \u003cbr\u003elanguage when engaging in hawkish  \u003cbr\u003epolitical rhetoric.  \u003cbr\u003eGeorge Wolfe is an interdisciplinary  \u003cbr\u003escholar who presents a compelling  \u003cbr\u003ecase for the sustainability paradigm  \u003cbr\u003eand for offering peace education and  \u003cbr\u003einterreligious dialogue on a global  \u003cbr\u003escale. With the mind of a theologian  \u003cbr\u003eand the vision of a prophet, Professor  \u003cbr\u003eWolfe probes the scriptures of the world  \u003cbr\u003eproving that nonviolence is a shared  \u003cbr\u003evirtue and that the real enemy we must  \u003cbr\u003ebattle against and ultimately defeat is  \u003cbr\u003eactually within us.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155131285744,"sku":"9781453572917","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453572917_p0.jpg?v=1763857636","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453572917","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}