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Religion, Justice, and Violence
The 2003 LaBrosse-Levinson Lectures
The second LaBrosse-Levinson
Lectures centered on the theme of “Religion, Justice,
and Violence.” Khaled
Abou El Fadl, René Girard, Danièle Hervieu-Léger, and Mark
Juergensmeyer addressed the relationship between
justice and violence in the global order, paying particular
attention to the role of religion. Violence has often been
carried out in the name of high ideals, indeed, for the
purpose of justice itself. The speakers took up the following
questions: Is it hollow to praise justice without being
willing to use force in its pursuit? Or can force ever
be a means to just ends and public goods? Are there moral
ideals or principles that can guide us through this complicated
and troublesome time?
Papers from this conference are published in the Spring
2004 and Spring/Summer 2006 issues of The Hedgehog Review. |
