Table of Contents

Contributors
Introduction by Brian K. Pennington
Part One: Traditions
Chapter One: Striking the Delicate Balance: Teaching Hinduism and Violence by Brian K. Pennington
Chapter Two: ''A Time for War and a Time for Peace'': Teaching Religion and Violence in the Jewish Tradition by Michael Dobkowski
Chapter Three: Teaching Buddhism and Violence by Brian Victoria
Chapter Four: Violence and Religion in the Christian Tradition by William Morrow
Chapter Five: Confronting Misoislamia: Teaching Religion and Violence in Courses on Islam by Amir Hussain
Chapter Six: The Specter of Violence in Sikh Pasts by Anne Murphy
Part Two: Approaches
Chapter Seven: Cities of Gold: Teaching Religion and Violence through ''Sacred Space'' by Aaron W. Hughes
Chapter Eight: Believing Is Seeing: Teaching Religion and Violence in Film by Ken Derry
Chapter Nine: Teaching Religion, Violence, and Pop Culture by Randal Cummings
Chapter Ten: Religion, Violence, and Politics in the United States by Jason C. Bivins
Chapter Eleven: M. K. Gandhi: A Post-colonial Voice by Paul Younger
Chapter Twelve: Teaching the Just War Tradition by William French
Chapter Thirteen: Understanding the Nature of Our Offense: A Dialogue on the Twenty-First-Century Study of Religion for Use in the Classroom by Laurie L. Patton and Jeffrey J. Kripal

About the Author

Brian K. Pennington is Professor of Religion at Maryville College.

Reviews

"The topic of religion and violence is both exciting and provocative, though pitfalls abound when it enters the classroom. This helpful book contains wise counsel from multiple perspectives, and should be required reading for anyone considering a course on this critical topic."--Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
"Written by experts in the field, Teaching Religion and Violence is an engaging manual on introducing students to how religious violence is dealt with across traditions. This volume is timely and essential for instructors and future educators in a world where violence has become normal and often glorified."--Shalahudin Kafrawi, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges