
@article{ref1,
title="Acting on Belief: Christian Perspectives on Suffering and Violence",
journal="Ethics and international affairs",
year="2000",
author="Lynch, Cecelia",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="83-97",
abstract="What type of ethics should guide our behavior in contemporary conflicts? Religious groups working in many parts of the world are deeply involved in providing practical and theological answers to that question. This article examines two types of Judeo-Christian perspectives that stress the imperative to act to relieve suffering and transcend violence: liberation theology and the “religious humanitarian perspective.” Both perspectives draw linkages between ethical guidelines and action, and both have influenced broader political debates. The essay poses the following questions:<p />",
language="",
issn="0892-6794",
doi="10.1111/j.1747-7093.2000.tb00055.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7093.2000.tb00055.x"
}