Arguing the Just War in Islam

John Kelsay

    Introduction

    1. Sources

    2. Shari'a Reasoning

    3. Politics, Ethics, and War in Premodern Islam

    4. Armed Resistance and Islamic Tradition

    5. Military Action and Political Authority

    6. Muslim Argument and the War on Terror

    Notes

    Acknowledgments

    Index

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John Kelsay is Distinguished Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University.