Subverting Hatred
Subtitle: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions (Faith Meets Faith Series)
Edition: 10Anniversary Ed edition
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: September 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781570757471
Subjects: Moral theology; Religious social & pastoral thought & activity; Violence in society; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Comparative Religion; Ethics; Sociology of Religion; General; Nonviolence; Religious aspects
First sentence: The Jain religion, currently practiced by approximately four million persons in India and several hundred thousand scattered across the globe, emphasizes the observance of nonviolence as its central teaching.