Blessed are the peacemakers
Subtitle: biblical perspectives on peace and its social foundations
By: edited by Anthony J. Tambasco.
Contributors: Tambasco, Anthony J.; Catholic Biblical Association of America.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrines.; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Peace -- Biblical teaching.; Peace -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Papers from a task force organized at the annual meetings of the Catholic Biblical Association between 1982 and 1986.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Method and content of peace studies / Anthony J. Tambasco; title: War and peace : a methodological consideration / James A. Fischer; title: Wisdom literature, women's culture, and peace / Kathleen M. O'Connor; title: Matthew 5:9 : "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" / Hugh M. Humphrey; title: Peace and praise in Luke / David P. Reid; title: Principalities, powers, and peace / Anthony J. Tambasco; title: The early Christian tradition on peace and conflict resolution / Robert J. Daly; title: Inspired authors and saintly interpreters in conflict : the New Testament on war and peace / David Whitten Smith.