H.r.h. Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan

The Crescent and the Cross: Muslim and Christian Approaches to War and Peace H.r.h. Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan 1998 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Harfiyah Abdel Haleem is a writer and editor. Oliver Ramsbotham is Senior Lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. Saba Risaluddin is President of the World Conference on Religions for Peace. Brian Wicker is retired Principal of Fircroft College of Adult Education, Birmingham. Table of Contents: Foreword--HRH Crown Prince Hassan bin Talal of the Hashenrite, Kingdom of Jordan * Introduction * List of Contributors * Islam and Christianity: A Shared Heritage and History * Christian Perspectives on War and Peace * War and Peace in Islamic Law * Common and Divergent Themes in the Two Traditions * The Modern International Laws of War: Christian and Muslim Approaches * Christian and Muslim Approaches to the Gulf War * Humanitarian Intervention in the Bosnian Conflict * ConclusionPublisher Marketing: Christian and Muslim writers explore their shared history, providing short accounts of the scriptural bases of their laws of war and the historical development of their scholarly interpretation. They give various views of the legality of UN and NATO humanitarian intervention in Bosnia and of the 199

Contributor Bio:  Haleem, Harfiyah Abdel Haleem is a writer and editor. Contributor Bio:  Risaluddin, Saba Risaluddin is President of the World Conference on Religions for Peace. Contributor Bio:  Wicker, Brian Wicker is retired Principal of Fircroft College of Adult Education, Birmingham. Contributor Bio:  Ramsbotham, Oliver Ramsbotham is Senior Lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford.