Really exisiting scriptures: on the use of sacred text in international affairs

Studies works of leading philosophers and theologians to prove that scripture can influence international affairs in a positive manner. The study examines religious texts including the Bible and the Qur'an and theories from intellectuals such as Martin Kryger, Salman Rushdie, Sohail Hashmi, Ruh...

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Published in:The Brandywine review of faith & international affairs 2004-04, Vol.2 (1), p.17-25
Main Author: Rees, John A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bible
Church and international relations
International relations
Koran
Philosophers
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Summary:Studies works of leading philosophers and theologians to prove that scripture can influence international affairs in a positive manner. The study examines religious texts including the Bible and the Qur'an and theories from intellectuals such as Martin Kryger, Salman Rushdie, Sohail Hashmi, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Sheikh Rachid al-Ghannouchi and applies them to historical examples. Text includes four sections and four examples and concludes that "without community text-based approaches-like that of Ghannouchi, and indeed many others across different religious traditions-there may be nothing to mediate between reactionary traditionalism (the seedbed of religious fundamentalism) and tradition-less individualism (the seedbed of economic exploitation)."
ISSN:1543-5725