Torture is a moral issue : Christians, Jews, Muslims, and people of conscience speak out /
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Imprint: | Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008. |
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Description: | xxii, 272 pages ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13193055 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I. Background
- 1. Getting Away with Torture
- 2. A Survivor's View of Torture
- 3. Confessions of a Torturer
- 4. Military Concerns about Torture: Honor, Professionalism, Morale
- Part II. Christians Speak Out
- 5. Beyond Numbness: A Personal Meditation
- 6. Torture Is the Ticking Time Bomb: Why the Necessity Defense Fails
- 7. Six Reasons Why Torture Is Always Wrong
- 8. Torture and Eucharist: A Regretful Update
- 9. My Enemy, Myself: A Sermon
- Part III. Jews Speak Out
- 10. Torture and Torah: Defense of Dignity and Life in Jewish Law
- 11. Developing a Jewish Theology Regarding Torture
- 12. These Things I Remember as I Pour Out My Heart: A Sermon for Kol Nidre 5766
- 13. What We Pray For: Principles of Faith
- Part IV. Muslims Speak Out
- 14. Stopping Oppression: An Islamic Obligation
- 15. Of Torture and Abuse
- 16. A Call for Dialogue: A Sermon
- 17. Fatwa Against Religious Extremism
- 18. Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (1981)
- Part V. Toward a Solution
- 19. Islam and Human Rights Today
- 20. William Wilberforce: Progenitor of the Global Human Rights Movement
- 21. What Terrorists Want: An Overview
- 22. Speaking Truth to the Not So Powerful
- 23. How to End Torture
- Afterword: Torture Always Comes Home: An Interview with Darius Rejali
- Appendix 1. Torture Is a Moral Issue: A Statement of Conscience by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture
- Appendix 2. Statement on Interrogation Practices
- Permissions and Sources