چکیده:
In our world today, countless people suffer from violence. Many nations are afflicted by the destruction of ongoing wars. Others live under constant threats of violence from other nations and militant organizations. Some of the actual violence and the threats of violence arises from people who claim to belong to one of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity or Islam.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"The "Ontology of Violence" in Western Foreign Policy By Thomas Finger Abstract: When God called Abraham, according to the Torah, God made a magnificent promise: "I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
But since they play a positive role in God’s plan, it would seem that when violence or threats of violence arises among countries, people of Abrahamic faith should not treat other countries simply as enemies, but should ask whether these others might share certain interests and goals, which would make possible more fruitful, peaceful relationships.
This Ontology was among the first of many western attempts to explain the origin and nature of human society without reference to God, revelation or spiritual reality, and to greatly reduce the influence of Christianity.
But this vision, second, is secularized: reason, science and human progress guide this process, instead of revelation, religions and God. Third, this view is militarized; it took over the old Roman concept that a superior western civilization with overwhelming military superiority would bring these benefits to other nations.
Since Jesus and his followers were oppressed by an extremely violent, foreign empire, he meant these teachings to guide not only individual behavior, I propose, but also social and political relationships with other peoples.
Jesus’ teachings on creative, non-violent action show that while most people desire to have power over others, this is not a necessary, ontological feature of human nature."