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Torture is a moral issue : Christians, Jews, Muslims, and people of conscience speak out / edited by George Hunsinger.
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TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008.Description: xxii, 272 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780802860293 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 080286029X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 364.6/7 22
- HV8593 .T6624 2008
Contents:
Getting away with torture / Kenneth Roth -- A survivor's view of torture / Dianna Ortiz -- Confessions of a torturer / Tony Lagouranis as told to John Conroy -- Military concerns about torture: honor, professionalism, morale / Adm. John Hutson, Gen. Richard O'Meara -- Beyond numbness: a personal meditation / Marilyn McEntyre -- Torture is the ticking time bomb: why the necessity defense fails / George Hunsinger -- Six reasons why torture is always wrong / David P. Gushee -- Torture and eucharist: a regretful update / William T. Cavanaugh -- My enemy, myself: a sermon / Fleming Rutledge -- Torture and Torah: defense of dignity and life in Jewish law / Melissa Weintraub -- Developing a Jewish theology regarding torture / Edward Feld -- These things I remember as I pour out my heart: a sermon for Kol Nidre 5766 Ellen Lippmann -- What we pray for: principles of faith / Rabbis for Human Rights -- Stopping oppression: an Islamic obligation / Ingrid Mattson -- Of torture and abuse / Taha Jabir Alalwani -- A call for dialogue: a sermon / Yahya Hendi -- Fatwa against religious extremism / Fiqh Council of North America -- Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (1981) / Islamic Council of London -- Islam and human rights today / Ann Elizabeth Mayer -- William Wilberforce: progenitor of the global human rights movement / Scott Horton -- What terrorists want: an overview / Louise Richardson -- Speaking truth to the not so powerful / Carol Wickersham -- How to end torture / George Hunsinger -- Afterword: Torture always comes home: an interview with Darius Rejali / Scott Horton -- Appendix 1: Torture is a moral issue: a statement of conscience by the National Religious Campaign against Torture -- Appendix 2: Statement on interrogation practices
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| 241.2 H281M The law of Christ; | 241.2 H313B The valley of decision. | 241.2 H313U The urgency of ethics / | 241.2 H931T Torture is a moral issue : | 241.2 L918L A long way east of Eden : | 241.2 L918L A long way east of Eden : | 241.2 N424W What's wrong with sin? : |
Includes bibliographical references.
Getting away with torture / Kenneth Roth -- A survivor's view of torture / Dianna Ortiz -- Confessions of a torturer / Tony Lagouranis as told to John Conroy -- Military concerns about torture: honor, professionalism, morale / Adm. John Hutson, Gen. Richard O'Meara -- Beyond numbness: a personal meditation / Marilyn McEntyre -- Torture is the ticking time bomb: why the necessity defense fails / George Hunsinger -- Six reasons why torture is always wrong / David P. Gushee -- Torture and eucharist: a regretful update / William T. Cavanaugh -- My enemy, myself: a sermon / Fleming Rutledge -- Torture and Torah: defense of dignity and life in Jewish law / Melissa Weintraub -- Developing a Jewish theology regarding torture / Edward Feld -- These things I remember as I pour out my heart: a sermon for Kol Nidre 5766 Ellen Lippmann -- What we pray for: principles of faith / Rabbis for Human Rights -- Stopping oppression: an Islamic obligation / Ingrid Mattson -- Of torture and abuse / Taha Jabir Alalwani -- A call for dialogue: a sermon / Yahya Hendi -- Fatwa against religious extremism / Fiqh Council of North America -- Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (1981) / Islamic Council of London -- Islam and human rights today / Ann Elizabeth Mayer -- William Wilberforce: progenitor of the global human rights movement / Scott Horton -- What terrorists want: an overview / Louise Richardson -- Speaking truth to the not so powerful / Carol Wickersham -- How to end torture / George Hunsinger -- Afterword: Torture always comes home: an interview with Darius Rejali / Scott Horton -- Appendix 1: Torture is a moral issue: a statement of conscience by the National Religious Campaign against Torture -- Appendix 2: Statement on interrogation practices
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