: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and people of conscience speak out
First Statement of Responsibility
/ edited by George Hunsinger.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 272 p.
Dimensions
; 23 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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