Believers In The Battlespace: Religion, Ideology And War - Denton, Peter H.

As New; Blaming religion for creating conflict has become a popular activity in recent years. Such a conclusion, however, does not survive contact with the evidence. The closer the examination of specific situation, the less explanatory value there is in blanket statements about the culpability of religion for violence in the world. Yet, in the 21st century, the role played by religious belief in any particular conflict has become more significant. Religious factors are at least equal to social, cultural and psychological ones in understanding the sources of conflict and the motivations of the combatants. Even in a supposedly secular society like our own, values linked to religion are embodied in many of the decisions we make. Beginning with the idea that the battlefield has irrevocably become the battlespace, the authors of this collection of articles and essays explore the relation between religion and modern warfare in a variety of historical and contemporary contexts. 
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Soft cover
Canadian Defence Academy Pr
2011
Kingston, ON