Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

This book explores questions regarding the justice of war and addresses the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with the war in the Persian Gulf, focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview of the Islamic tradition in regards to war and peace, and then focuses on the notion of religion as a just cause for war.

Author: John Kelsay
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 04/01/1993
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.20w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780664253028

About the Author
Kelsay, John: - John Kelsay is Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion and Bristol Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Florida State University. He is the author of Just War and Jihad, Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics, and Arguing the Just War in Islam.