Anna Floerke Scheid

Just Revolution

A Christian Ethic of Political Resistance and Social Transformation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Just Revolution focuses on oppressed peoples as agents of social transformation in their own political contexts. Using the South African struggle against apartheid as a case study, this book posits a theory of just revolution that rests upon nonviolent just peacemaking practices and social reconciliation bolstered by restorative justice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780739190944
• ISBN-10: 0739190946
• Artikelnr.: 42576612

Autorenporträt

Anna Floerke Scheid is assistant professor of theology at Duquesne University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Historical Context for A Case Study: Oppression in South
Africa
Chapter Two: Theological Roots of the Just War Tradition and Just
Peacemaking Theory
Chapter Three: Just Peacemaking Practices for Resisting Oppression
Chapter Four: The Just War Tradition and Revolution
Chapter Five: Restorative Justice for the Common Good
Chapter Six: Just Revolution and the "Arab Spring"