Religious Studies 1022A/B Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - God, Vedas, Vaishya
12 Oct 2018
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Religious Studies
1022A/B
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Spectrum of the Ambivalence of the Sacred
Holy War
Any war fought by divine command or for a primarily religious purpose
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Motivations for Holy War
Fight to defend religion against its enemies
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Fight to ensure religious conformity and punish deviance
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Fight under the direction of charismatic religious leaders
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Jihad
From the Arabic root jhd – to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle
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Literally means “struggle”
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“lesser jihad” - refers to political or militant struggle to defend Islam
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“greater jihad”- refers to inward striving for perfect peace
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Just War
312 CE – Constantine’s conversion
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War seen as necessary evil. Violence is permitted with the aim to limit violence,
war and human rights abuses.
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The goal is to bring about peace and justice.
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Principles of Just War
Jus ad bellum (just cause)
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Religion and Violence: Is Religion the Problem?
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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Document Summary
Any war fought by divine command or for a primarily religious purpose. Fight to ensure religious conformity and punish deviance. Fight under the direction of charismatic religious leaders. From the arabic root jhd to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle. Lesser jihad - refers to political or militant struggle to defend islam. Greater jihad - refers to inward striving for perfect peace. Violence is permitted with the aim to limit violence, war and human rights abuses. The goal is to bring about peace and justice. Proportionality means minimum force for minimum amount of harm. Non-combatant immunity; only appropriate force should be used. Not only should the aim for the war be appropriate but as well as the means. Obligatory war in which jews are commanded to fight. Opposition to war and/or to participation in war (james childress) commitment to peace. Refers to the idea of harmlessness, non-injury, and non-killing.
