John Kelsay
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1016755 |
|---|---|
| NOME | John Kelsay |
| PRENOMES | John |
| SOBRENOME | Kelsay |
| ASSINATURA | KELSAY J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Florida State University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1989 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
A Revolutionary Faith
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War
Peacebuilding and the Use of Force
Discussion of the ethics of war has long been a subject of essays published in the Journal of Religious Ethics (JRE). This essay focuses on three recent books that deal with various aspects of that topic. It begins with a discussion of Lisa Cahill's advocacy for peacebuilding as an expression of Christian discipleship, then turns to works on the topic of limited force by Daniel Brunstetter and Christian Braun. It concludes with comments about the…
Justice in Islam
In Honor and Memory of Sumner B. Twiss
Sumner B. (Barney) Twiss, who died in 2023, was for ten years a General Editor of the Journal of Religious Ethics ( JRE ). He was a frequent contributor of articles, a member of the JRE Editorial Board, and a member of the journal's Board of Trustees. In this article, colleagues and students reflect on some of his many contributions, not only to the JRE but to the broader discursive fields of comparative religious ethics and human rights
Peace Movements in Islam
The goal of these meetings, and thus of the volume, is to foster a dialogue between the study of Islam and the discipline of peace studies. I begin by noting that the title is somewhat misleading. While the collection does include essays that describe what might be called ‘peace movements’, several others are better described as conceptual—that is, the focus is on what the Qurʾān and other authoritative sources have to say about peace, or about t…
Violence in Early Islam
In Violence in Early Islam, the author’s aim is to undermine the notion that there is an essential connection between Islam and violence. In order to accomplish this, he examines the evidence presented by a number of scholars who set forth a revised account of the origins and development of a distinctively Islamic community. I will not rehearse all the points adduced in support of this thesis, but will take note of a few of the most important. Fi…
On Fighting as An Individual Duty in Islam
The Muslim Law of War and Peace
Comparative Studies of Religion and Violence
Introduction to Little/Sachedina Conversation
This essay provides a brief introduction to the articles by D avid L ittle and A bdulaziz S achedina
The Islamic Law of War
Political Practice The Nexus Between Realisms and Just War Thinking
Some discussions of the efforts of the United States and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2010 used a distinction between wars of choice and wars of necessity. Wise policymakers know the difference; further, they restrict commitment of military and related resources only to the latter, in which fundamental interests are at stake. As well, wise policymakers understand that those engaged in conflicts of necessity cannot avoid the…
Muslim Discourse about Jihad and the Counter-narratives Project
Relying on Muslim criticisms of jihadist groups, I point to the way a counter-narratives project might draw on aspects of Islamic tradition. In particular, the focus is on what might be called the nexus between piety and participation in armed struggle
Response to Bucar and Stalnaker
This comment provides a brief response to criticisms of Kelsay (2012) set forth in a recent essay by Elizabeth Bucar and Aaron Stalnaker
Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution
In the post-9/11 era, the number of published works dealing with Muslim perspectives on war has increased by an order of magnitude. Less noticed, but nevertheless a trend worthy of mention is the increase in publications dealing with Muslim resources for peacemaking and peacebuilding. As with books and articles on war, many of these reflect the polemical cast of the times. Some are apologetic, and thus marginalize or ignore evidence that points a…
Just War and Legal Restraints
This chapter offers an older notion of just war, particularly as it developed in relation to the changing place of Christianity in Europe and North America. The just war idea presents a way of thinking in which war itself is a kind of restraint. The norms of positive international law are determined with the hope that an appropriate set of institutions might transcend and thus govern the behavior of sovereign states, imposing the rule of law in c…
Just War Thinking as a Social Practice
The abstract for the International Studies Association panel that gave rise to this special section of Ethics & International Affairs referred to the “triumph” of just war theory. However, I think we ought rather to speak of just war discourse as occupying a particular niche. This is especially so with respect to discussions about policy: when and where governments should make use of military force, what type, and so on. In that context, appeals …
Muslim Discourse on Rebellion
We can begin with a story. In his account of the reign of Harun al-Rashid, al-Tabari spends considerable time on the matter of Yahya ibn Abdallah. Scion of the family of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, Yahya was the leader of a group active in Daylam, a region in present-day Iran. Al-Rashid and other Abbasid leaders laid claim to the territory, but at the time (the 790s) they did not have effective control over it. Ever-sensitive to the challenge presented b…
The Present State of the Comparative Study of Religious Ethics
A survey of developments over the last forty years suggests that little progress has been made in the development of comparative religious ethics as a discipline. While authors working in this field have produced a number of interesting works, the field lacks structure, including an agreement on the basic purpose, terms, and approaches by which contributions may be evaluated as better or worse. I provide an account of this history, suggesting tha…
Islam and the Study of Ethics
Aaron Hughes’ critique of certain trends in Islamic Studies raises some important questions. The force of the critique rests on limiting the sample of material, however. I suggest we broaden the selection of scholarly work to include studies focused on questions of ethics, understood as the study of normative discourse. A number of articles published in the Journal of Religious Ethics provide an illustration of an alternative approach to the stud…
The Pleasures of the Text
Research Article| December 01 2011 THE PLEASURES OF THE TEXT: INTRODUCTION: Tallahassee Transfer, etc. John Kelsay John Kelsay Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2011) 94 (3-4): 183–189. https://doi.org/10.2307/41328524 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John Kelsay; THE PLEASURES OF THE TEXT: INTRODUCTION: Tallahassee Transfer, etc.. Soundings:…
Response to Papers for “Ethnography, Anthropology, and Comparative Religious Ethics” Focus
The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) project represented here through papers by Thomas Lewis, Aaron Stalnaker, Hans Lucht, and Lee Yearley (with responses) was motivated by the judgment that the trend toward a focus on virtue ethics, with attendant concern for techniques of forming selves, creates an opportunity for a dialogue with ethnographers. I argue that the CSWR essays neglect social and institutional considerations, as well a…
Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics
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Martin Luther
1. 'Angel of the Lord' or 'Damned Heretic': Martin Luther in the Trends of the Times 2. on His Way: Luther's Life to 1519 3. The Formation of the Theologian: The Medieval Roots of Luther's Thought 4. In Via Wittenbergensis: Luther Develops His Hermeneutic 5. The Emergence of the Reformer: Luther's Decisive Turn to Reform 6. Fast Bound in Satan's Chains I Lay: Luther's View of the Fallen Human Creature 7. Christ Jesus Holds the Field Victorious: L…
Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics
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Just War Thinking as a Social Practice
The abstract for the International Studies Association panel that gave rise to this special section of Ethics & International Affairs referred to the “triumph” of just war theory. However, I think we ought rather to speak of just war discourse as occupying a particular niche. This is especially so with respect to discussions about policy: when and where governments should make use of military force, what type, and so on. In that context, appeals …
On Fighting as An Individual Duty in Islam
Prayer and Ethics
Because the title of this article is ambiguous, I will begin by sharpening the issue of the justification of prayer. The point, in the first place, is to see how Calvin and Barth, as Reformed theologians, answer the question, “Why pray?” A second interest emerges in the discussion: prayer provides a case for illustrating the significant differences in the reasoning of Calvin and Barth on matters of ethics. In particular, the case of prayer indica…
The Quest for Peace
The Sacred Quest
Preface. Introduction. The Breadth and Depth of Religious Experience A Brief Outline of the Phenomenological Method Attitudes and Institutions in the Study of Religion A Final Word Notes Suggestions for Further Reading. 1. Toward a Definition of Religion. The Search for a Definition of Religion Elements of Religion Religion and Human Thought Religion and Feeling Religion and Action Individual and Social Existence Values and Religion Substance or …
Cross, Crescent, and Sword
Love Your Enemies
The Holy War Idea in Western and Islamic Traditions
Al-Shaybani and the Islamic Law of War
One of the ways Islamic tradition addresses questions of military ethics is through inquiries into the shari'a, indicating the ideal way of life and usually rendered as Islamic 'law'. Discussion of the shari?a includes an extended conversation concerning the justification and conduct of war. The work of al-Shaybani (d. 804) and other early scholars in the Hanafi school illustrates an important moment in this conversation, establishing precedents …
Democratic Virtue, Comparative Ethics, and Contemporary Islam
This essay illustrates the kind of moral analysis Jeffrey Stout advocates in Democracy and Tradition by way of examining a conversation among Muslims that took place between June and December 2002. Their debate centers on al‐Qaída's legitimacy as God's chosen defender of Islam, which is called into question due to the tension between al‐Qaída's military tactics and the concepts of honorable combat held within the Islamic tradition. This giving an…
Arguing the Just War in Islam
Comparison and History in the Study of Religious Ethics
Qur'an 3:104 speaks of “commanding right and forbidding wrong” as a constitutive feature of the Muslim community. Michael Cook's careful and comprehensive study provides a wealth of information about the ways Muslims in various contexts have understood this notion. Cook also makes a number of comparative observations, and suggests that “commanding” appears to be a uniquely Muslim practice. Scholars of religious ethics should read Cook's study wit…
Arguing the Just War in Islam
Kelsay’s timely and important work focuses on jihad of the sword in Islamic thought, history, and culture. Making use of original sources, Kelsay delves into the tradition of shari'a—Islamic jurisprudence and reasoning—and shows how it defines jihad as the Islamic analogue of the Western “just” war
Islamist Movements and Shari‘a Reasoning
Islamist appeals to the authority of al‐shari‘a, one of the primary referents for practical judgment in Muslim tradition, present scholars with a significant challenge. Attention to such appeals helps in the identifications of the Islamists’ political goals. As well, such appeals point to the deep historical roots of the Islamist programme. Yet Islamists make a number of innovations in shari‘a reasoning, even as they appeal to its authority. This…
The New Jihad and Islamic Tradition
Over the course of 14 centuries, Islamic political thought centers on two great themes: establishing a just public order and notions of honorable combat. Moderate Muslims have been very clear in condemning al-Qa'ida tactics as a violation of Islamictradition. Some fundamentalists who agree with al-Qa'ida on many issues of import still criticize aspects of the new jihad as inconsistent with Islamic tradition. According to Shaykh ‘Umar, jihad’—“arm…
Response to Papers for “Ethnography, Anthropology, and Comparative Religious Ethics” Focus
The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) project represented here through papers by Thomas Lewis, Aaron Stalnaker, Hans Lucht, and Lee Yearley (with responses) was motivated by the judgment that the trend toward a focus on virtue ethics, with attendant concern for techniques of forming selves, creates an opportunity for a dialogue with ethnographers. I argue that the CSWR essays neglect social and institutional considerations, as well a…
Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics
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The Pleasures of the Text
Research Article| December 01 2011 THE PLEASURES OF THE TEXT: INTRODUCTION: Tallahassee Transfer, etc. John Kelsay John Kelsay Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2011) 94 (3-4): 183–189. https://doi.org/10.2307/41328524 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation John Kelsay; THE PLEASURES OF THE TEXT: INTRODUCTION: Tallahassee Transfer, etc.. Soundings:…
The Present State of the Comparative Study of Religious Ethics
A survey of developments over the last forty years suggests that little progress has been made in the development of comparative religious ethics as a discipline. While authors working in this field have produced a number of interesting works, the field lacks structure, including an agreement on the basic purpose, terms, and approaches by which contributions may be evaluated as better or worse. I provide an account of this history, suggesting tha…
Islam and the Study of Ethics
Aaron Hughes’ critique of certain trends in Islamic Studies raises some important questions. The force of the critique rests on limiting the sample of material, however. I suggest we broaden the selection of scholarly work to include studies focused on questions of ethics, understood as the study of normative discourse. A number of articles published in the Journal of Religious Ethics provide an illustration of an alternative approach to the stud…
Just War and Legal Restraints
This chapter offers an older notion of just war, particularly as it developed in relation to the changing place of Christianity in Europe and North America. The just war idea presents a way of thinking in which war itself is a kind of restraint. The norms of positive international law are determined with the hope that an appropriate set of institutions might transcend and thus govern the behavior of sovereign states, imposing the rule of law in c…
Just War Thinking as a Social Practice
The abstract for the International Studies Association panel that gave rise to this special section of Ethics & International Affairs referred to the “triumph” of just war theory. However, I think we ought rather to speak of just war discourse as occupying a particular niche. This is especially so with respect to discussions about policy: when and where governments should make use of military force, what type, and so on. In that context, appeals …
Muslim Discourse on Rebellion
We can begin with a story. In his account of the reign of Harun al-Rashid, al-Tabari spends considerable time on the matter of Yahya ibn Abdallah. Scion of the family of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, Yahya was the leader of a group active in Daylam, a region in present-day Iran. Al-Rashid and other Abbasid leaders laid claim to the territory, but at the time (the 790s) they did not have effective control over it. Ever-sensitive to the challenge presented b…
Response to Bucar and Stalnaker
This comment provides a brief response to criticisms of Kelsay (2012) set forth in a recent essay by Elizabeth Bucar and Aaron Stalnaker
Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution
In the post-9/11 era, the number of published works dealing with Muslim perspectives on war has increased by an order of magnitude. Less noticed, but nevertheless a trend worthy of mention is the increase in publications dealing with Muslim resources for peacemaking and peacebuilding. As with books and articles on war, many of these reflect the polemical cast of the times. Some are apologetic, and thus marginalize or ignore evidence that points a…
Comparative Studies of Religion and Violence
Introduction to Little/Sachedina Conversation
This essay provides a brief introduction to the articles by D avid L ittle and A bdulaziz S achedina
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