Torture Is a Moral Issue Christians, Jews, Muslims, and People of Conscience Speak Out

Name: Torture Is a Moral Issue Christians, Jews, Muslims, and People of Conscience Speak Out
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ISBN: 9780802860293

ISBN-10: 080286029X

ISBN-13: 9780802860293

Edition: 2008

Authors: George Hunsinger

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 9/5/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

George Hunsinger is Princeton Theological Seminary's Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology, USA.



Contributors


Introduction




Background



Getting Away with Torture




A Survivor's View of Torture




Confessions of a Torturer




Military Concerns about Torture: Honor, Professionalism, Morale




Christians Speak Out



Beyond Numbness: A Personal Meditation




Torture Is the Ticking Time Bomb: Why the Necessity Defense Fails




Six Reasons Why Torture Is Always Wrong




Torture and Eucharist: A Regretful Update




My Enemy, Myself: A Sermon




Jews Speak Out



Torture and Torah: Defense of Dignity and Life in Jewish Law




Developing a Jewish Theology Regarding Torture




These Things I Remember as I Pour Out My Heart: A Sermon for Kol Nidre 5766




What We Pray For: Principles of Faith



Muslims Speak Out



Stopping Oppression: An Islamic Obligation




Of Torture and Abuse




A Call for Dialogue: A Sermon




Fatwa Against Religious Extremism



Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (1981)



Toward a Solution



Islam and Human Rights Today




William Wilberforce: Progenitor of the Global Human Rights Movement




What Terrorists Want: An Overview




Speaking Truth to the Not So Powerful




How to End Torture



Afterword: Torture Always Comes Home: An Interview with Darius Rejali




Torture Is a Moral Issue: A Statement of Conscience by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture



Statement on Interrogation Practices


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