Foreword
by Senator Mark O. Hatfield 11
Author’s
Preface 13
1: What is Terrorism? 21
Ambiguity About Terrorism
The Essentials of Terrorism
A Working Definition for Terrorism
2: Tough Questions About
Terrorism 39
Does the Justice of the Cause Matter?
Can Governments be Terrorists?
What About Collateral Casualties?
The Shape of Terrorism
3: Tyranny and Other Forms of
Political Misery 59
Paying attention to politics
Political System Failures
The Scourge of Evil in Political Systems
The Links Between Political Misery and Terrorism
Conclusion
4: The Military Option 73
The Dissolution of Human Groups
Guidance from Christian Teachings About War?
Summary: Lessons from Christian War Ethics
5: If Not War, What? Tools for
Christian Peacemakers 94
Three Angles for Promoting Peace
The Three Levels of Human Behavior
The Three Faces of Power
The Alternatives to War
6: Corrosive Grievance: The
Spiritual Side of Terrorism, Part I 115
Terrorism as a Spiritual Issue
Corrosive Grievance
Responding to Corrosive Grievance: Empathetic Listening
Responding to Corrosive Grievance: Loving Service
Dealing with Corrosive Grievance: Love and Hope
7: Dehumanizing Hatred: The
Spiritual Side of Terrorism, Part II 140
How Grievance Drives Dehumanization
Dehumanization in Political Misery
Working Toward Reconciliation
Connection and Reconciliation: The Heart of the Gospel?
8: The Myth of Effective
Violence:The Political Side of Terrorism, Part I 183
Terrorism and Unconventional Politics
Is Violence Effective?
Never Give in to Terrorism
Avoid Becoming Terrorists or Tyrants Ourselves
Never Give in to Terrorism
9: Sowing Practical Hope: The
Political Side of Terrorism, Part II 221
The Power of Merit-Based Processes
Installing Merit-Based Political Processes
The Right Thing to Do is the Right Thing to Do
10: Loving Without Giving In:
Christians, Terror and Tyranny 248
A New Christian Mission
Notes 264
The Index 270
The
Author 275
Loving Without Giving In orders:
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