Dr. Joseph Runzo
Publications
Books:
Global Philosophy of Religion: A Short Introduction. (Chinese translation) Tsinghua University Distinguished Translation Series in Philosophy, Forthcoming 2007.
Human Rights and Responsibilities: The Contribution of the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, The Library of Global Ethics and Religion, Fall 2003. 364 pp.
Ethics in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, The Library of Global Ethics and Religion, 2001. 381 pp.
Global Philosophy of Religion: A Short Introduction. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001. 320 pp.
Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, The Library of Global Ethics and Religion, 2000. 298 pp.
The Meaning of Life in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, The Library of Global Ethics and Religion, 1999. 330 pp.
World Views and Perceiving God. London: Macmillan Press, "Library of Philosophy and Religion," 1993; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. 240 pp.
Is God Real? Editor. London: Macmillan Press, "The Library of Philosophy of Religion," 1993; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. 216 pp.
Ethics, Religion and the Good Society: New Directions in a Pluralistic World. Editor. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster Press, 1992. 200 pp.
Reason, Relativism, and God. London: Macmillan Press, "The Library of Philosophy and Religion," 1986; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. 308 pp.
Religious Experience and Religious Belief: Essays in the Epistemology of Religion. Co-editor with Craig K. Ihara. New York and London: University Press of America, 1986. 160 pp.
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Books in Progress: |
War and the Destruction of the Soul. An analysis of the moral, religious, and practical arguments against waging unjust war using a cross-cultural and inter-religious approach. Projected: Cambridge University Press, Fall 2008. 200 pp.
War and Reconciliation. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. An interdisciplinary volume of original essays from foremost scholars in political science, international law, economics, military history, literature, religious studies and philosophy. Contributors: Philip Towle, Matthew Schneider, Myung-hye Kim, Judith Mayotte, Elliot Dorff, Philip Rossi, Irfan Omar, Xinzhong Yao, Peter Harvey, Arvind Sharma, James Kellenberger, Nathan Tierney, Daniel Smith-Christopher, John Graham, Sulak Sivaraksa, Brian Lepard, Louis P. Pojman, Joseph Runzo. Projected: Cambridge University Press, Fall 2007. 275 pp.
Global Medical Ethics. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Contributors: Sophia Gruskin, Roger Taylor, Kerry Bowman, Hamidreza Ayatollahy, Elliot Dorff, Margaret Farley, S. Cromwell Crawford, Edward Keyserlingk, Sam Chan, William LaFleur, Arvind Sharma, Carl Cranor, Ruth Chadwick, Barbara Sahakian, Bernard Dickens, Karim Ahmed, James Orbinski, Joseph Runzo. Projected: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 275 pp.
War, Violence and Human Dignity in the World Religions. "The Library of Global Ethics and Religion," Projected: Oneworld Publications, Fall 2007. 300 pp.
The Ethics of War: Just War Theory and Military Ethics for the 21st Century. This revision of Just War Theory explicitly addresses new issues which have risen to prominence at the start of the 21st century, particularly international terrorism, humanitarian intervention, the use of child soldiers, the use of torture, and the employment of private military companies. This 5-year project focuses on ethics but incorporates relevant historical, legal, political and cultural analysis of Just War Theory. Approximately 50 prominent ethicists, international lawyers, experts in international relations, experts in public policy, and scholars of the world religions will contribute to the volumes which will include an analysis of the contribution which the world’s religious traditions can make to understanding the ethical dimensions of just warfare. Projected: 3-volumes, Cambridge University Press, 2010
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Series Editor:
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Volume I: The Meaning of Life in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Contributors: Masao Abe, John Berthrong, Karen McCarthy Brown, Christopher Key Chapple, Charlotte Fonrobert, John Hick, Anne C. Klein, Julius Lipner, Sallie McFague, Nancy M. Martin, F.E. Peters, Philip Quinn, Joseph Runzo, Ninian Smart, Huston Smith, Keith Ward. Oneworld Publications, 1999. 330 pp.
Volume II: Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Contributors: Clare B. Fisher, Charlotte Fonrobert, John Stratton Hawley, Carter Heyward, Jeffrey Hopkins, Zayn Kassam, William R. LaFleur, Karen Lebacqz, Julius Lipner, Nancy M. Martin, Elizabeth McAlister, Vivian-Lee Nyitray, Joseph Runzo, Arvind Sharma, Karen Jo Torjesen. Oneworld Publications, 2000. 320 pp.
Volume III: Ethics in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin. Contributors: John Berthrong, Christopher Key Chapple, Vrinda Dalmiya, Elliot Dorff, Brian Hebblethwaite, Zayn Kassam, James Kellenberger, Vasudha Narayanan, C. Ram Prasad, Philip J. Rossi, Joseph Runzo, Arvind Sharma, Daniel Smith-Christopher, Nathan Tierney, Dale Wright, Keith Ward. Oneworld Publications, 2001. 381 pp.
Volume IV: Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions. Co-editor with Nancy M. Martin and Arvind Sharma. Contributors: Abdullahi A. An-Na'im, Arindam Chakrabarti, David Chappell, Christopher Key Chapple, Elliot Dorff, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Charlotte Fonrobert, James L. Fredericks, Gerrie Ter Haar, Amir Hussein, Jerry Irish, Brian Lepard, James Kellenberger, Nancy M. Martin, Philip Quinn, Joseph Runzo, Arvind Sharma, and Sumner B. Twiss. Includes a "Universal Declaration of Human Rights from the World Religions." Oneworld Publications, 2003. 400 pp.
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Articles and Longer Reviews: |
“The Importance of Defining ‘War’: Terrorism, Torture, Humanitarian Intervention and Private Military Companies” in ISLA Journal of International & Comparative Law, vol. pp. 1-18 (forthcoming).
“Human Rights and World
Religions,” lead article for World Religions and Education issue on
"Human Rights
and Responsibilities in the World Religions." (SHAP: London 2006).
“Fighting Terrorism: The Relationship Between Global and National Ethics of Warfare,” in Just War of Fighting Terror Doctrine, ed. Asa Kasher, Routledge Press (forthcoming).
“War and the Role of Religion in Global Civil Society,” in Religion and Civil Society. Edited by Helen James, Curzan Press, September 2007 (forthcoming).
“Benevolence,
Honorable Soldiers, and Private Military Companies: Reformulating Just War
Theory”
in
Private Military Companies: Ethics, Theory and Practice." Edited by
Andrew Alexandra,
Marina
Caparini, and Deane-Peter Baker, Routledge Press (forthcoming).
“Religious Pluralism,”
in Blackwell’s Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues.
Edited by Paul Copan and Chad V. Meister. Blackwell (forthcoming).
“Religious Relativism” in The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity ed. Chad Meister, Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
“Sexual Symbolism in Religion, in Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions, edited by Yudit Greenberg. ABC-CLIO (forthcoming).
"God, Commitment and Other Faiths: Relativism vs. Pluralism," reprinted in The Philosophy of Religion Reader. Edited by Chad V. Meister. Routledge Press, 2006.
"Human Rights and World Religions," lead article for World Religions and Education issue on "Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions." London: SHAP, 2006.
"Fighting Terrorism: The Relationship Between Global and National Ethics of Warfare," in Just War of Fighting Terror Doctrine. Edited by Asa Kasher. Routledge Press (forthcoming).
"War and the Role of Religion in Global Civil Society," in Proceedings of the Conference "Religion and Civil Society" (September 2005). Edited by Dr. Helen James, Australian National University (forthcoming).
"Benevolence, Honorable Soldiers and Private Military Companies: Reformulating Just War Theory" in Private Military Companies: Ethics, Theory and Practice. Edited by Andrew Alexandra, Marina Caparini, and Deane-Peter Baker. Routledge Press (forthcoming).
"Religious Pluralism," in Blackwell's Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues. Edited by Paul Copan and Chad V. Meister. Blackwell (forthcoming).
"The Meaning and Value of Life: Addendum" in Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd edition. Edited by Donald Borchert. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006.
"Love," in The Oxford Handbook for Religion and Emotion. Edited by John Corrigan. Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
"Sexual Symbolism in Religion," in Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions. Edited by Yudit Greenberg. ABC-CLIO (forthcoming).
"Can Christian Ethics be Universal?: A Focus on War," in Truth, Religious Dialogue, and Dynamic Orthodoxy. Edited by Julius Lipner (Festschrift in honor of Brian Hebblethwaite). SCM Press, 2005, pp. 112-135.
"Homosexuality and Religion," Dialogal, a quarterly journal on religions and inter-religious dialogue published by the UNESCO Association for Inter-religious Dialogue (Fall 2004) 12: 12-17.
"Secular Rights and Religious Responsibilities" in Human Rights and Responsibilities: The Contribution of the World Religions. Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003.
"Is a Universal Religious Ethic Possible?: Glimpses of a Global Perspective." Focus (Boston University, School of Theology) Spring 2001, pp. 13-19.
"Being Religious and Doing Ethics" in Ethics in the World Religions. Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001.
"The Symbolism of Sex and the Reality of God" in Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions. Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2000.
"Eros and Meaning in Life and Religion" in The Meaning of Life in the World Religions. Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1999.
"God, Commitment and Other Faiths: Relativism vs. Pluralism," reprinted in Philosophy of Religion, third edition. Edited by Louis Pojman. New York and London: Wadsworth Press, 1997.
"Ethical Relativism and Ethical Universality," in Religion and Morality. Edited by D.Z. Phillips. London: Macmillan Press; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
"The Third Person of the Trinity," in Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology. Edited by Stephen T. Davis. London: Macmillan Press, 1996.
"World Views and Perceiving God: The Problem of Religious Pluralism," in The Rationality of Belief and the Plurality of Faith, festschrift in honor of William Alston. Edited by Thomas Senor. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995.
"Realism, Non-Realism and Atheism: Why Believe in an Objectively Real God?," in Is God Real? Edited by Joseph Runzo. London: Macmillan Press, "The Library of Philosophy of Religion," 1993; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
"Ethics and the Challenge of Theological Non-Realism," in Ethics, Religion and the Good Society. Edited by Joseph Runzo. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster Press, 1992.
"Kant on Reason and Justified Belief in God," in Kant's Philosophy of Religion Reconsidered. Edited by Philip Rossi and Michael Wreen. Indiana University Press, 1991.
Review of God-Relationships With and Without God by James Kellenberger. Faith and Philosophy, 1995. Review of Models of God by Sallie McFague. Faith and Philosophy, vol. 7 (1990), pp. 360-64.
Review of Models of God by Sallie McFague. Faith and Philosophy, vol. 7 (1990), pp. 360-64.
"World-views and the Epistemic Foundations of Theism." Religious Studies, vol. 25. no. 1 (Mar. 1989), pp. 31-51.
"God, Commitment, and Other Faiths: Pluralism vs. Relativism." Faith and Philosophy, vol. 5, no. 4 (Oct. 1988), pp. 343-64.
Review of Problems of Religious Pluralism by John Hick. Faith and Philosophy (July 1988), pp. 315-18.
"Conceptual Relativism and Religious Experience," in Religious Experience and Religious Belief. New York and London: University Press of America, 1986, pp. 117-141.
Review of The Theological Imagination: Constructing the Concept of God by Gordon D. Kaufman. The Heythrop Journal, vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 1984), pp. 112-113.
"Religion, Relativism, and Conceptual Schemas." The Heythrop Journal, vol. 24, no. 1 (Jan. 1983), pp. 38-50.
"The Radical Conceptualization of Perceptual Experience." American Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3 (July 1982), pp. 205-217.
"Omniscience and Freedom for Evil." International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, vol. 12, no. 3 (1981), pp. 131-147.
Review of Divine Commands and Moral Requirements by Philip Quinn. Theological Studies (March 1980), pp. 241-242.
"Relativism and Absolutism in Bultmann's Demythologizing Hermeneutic." The Scottish Journal of Theology, vol. 32, no. 5. (1979), pp.401-19.
Review of Perspectives on Morality: Essays by William K. Frankena, edited by K.E. Goodpaster. Theological Studies (Sept. 1978), pp. 560-561.
Review of The Cosmological Argument by William L. Rowe. Theological Studies, vol. 39, no. 1 (March 1978), pp. 197-198.
"Visions, Pictures, and Rules." Religious Studies, vol. 13 (Sept. 1977), pp. 303-318.
"The Propositional Structure of Perception." American Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 14 (July 1977), pp. 211-220.
Review of An Essay on Theological Method by Gordon D. Kaufman. Theological Studies (Dec. 1976), pp. 685-687.
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Published Photographs |
In
Religion, by Martin Forward. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001:
+ Islamic Prayer Service, Mosque of Sayyidna Al-Hussein, Cairo, Egypt
In
The Meaning of Life in the World Religions, ed. Joseph Runzo and
Nancy M. Martin. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1999:
+ The nave of Wells Cathedral, England (page 52)
+ The Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo, Egypt (page 70)
+ The Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt (page 92)
+ Buddhist sculpture, Jizo Temple, Toyama, Japan (page 152)
+ The presbytery ceiling, Peterborough Cathedral, England (page 186)
+ Sculpture of Mahadevi, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore (page 220)
+ Modern medicant Zen Buddhist, Kyoto, Japan (page 254)
+ The high altar and Holy Trinity Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral, England (page
288)
+ Hiyoshi (Shingon) Temple, Tateyama, Japan (page 314)
In
Love, Sex, and Gender in the World Religions, ed. Joseph Runzo and
Nancy M. Martin
Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2000:
+ Bas relief of Amun-Min, Luxor Temple, Egypt (page 14)
+ Modern Rinzai Zen master, Kecho-ji Temple, Kamakura, Japan (page 36)
+ Image of Kali, Sri Krishnan Temple, Singapore (page 166)
+ Kuan Yin, Chuang Yen Monastery, New York, U.S.A. (page 180)
+ Crucifix, Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, Cambridge, England
(page 202)
+ Prayer, Mosque of Sayyidna Al-Hussein, Cairo, Egypt (page 222)
+ Fresco of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona,
U.S.A. (page 258)
+ Rajasthani miniature in Mughal style, India (page 286)
In
Ethics and the World Religions, ed. Joseph Runzo and Nancy M.
Martin.
Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001:
+ Painting of Adam and Eve, nave of Ely Cathedral, England (page 64)
+ Stained-glass window of Moses, Exeter Cathedral, England (page 88)
+ Sculpture of Jesus, Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, England (page
136)
+ Chrysler Building tower on the New York City skyline, U.S.A. (page 160)
+ Chamei-ji Zen temple, Lake Biwa, Japan (page 218)
+ Diagram of Zuiryu-ji temple, Tahaoak, Japan (page 270)
In Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions, ed. Joseph Runzo and Nancy Martin and Arvind Sharma. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003:
+ Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (page 8)
+ Tomb of Sheikh Madura, Robben Island, South Africa (page 26)
+ Freedom of religion mural, Durban, South Africa (page 50)
+ Freedom of assembly and association mural, Durban, South Africa (page 66)
+ Mural on human rights, Durban, South Africa (page 78)
+ Genocide mural, St. John's Cathedral, New York, New York (page 96)
+ Freedom of housing and culture mural, Durban South Africa (page 140)
+ Facade of the Sinagoa (Main Synagogue), Rome (page 148)
+ Statue of the Laughing Buddha, Beijing, China (page 186)
+ Stained-glass window of the Ten Commandments, Lincoln Cathedral, England (page 208)
+ Statue of Confucius, Beijing, China (page 282)
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DOCUMENTARY SERIESExecutive Producer, "Patterns for Peace," Documentary Film Series.
"Patterns for Peace: India as a Model for Peace in a Multi-Religious Society" (Documentary 1 of the Series). Projected release: Spring 2007.
"Ecology and Global Health" (Documentary 2 of the Series). Projected release: Spring 2008.
"Global Voices for Human Rights" (Documentary 3 of the Series). Projected release: Spring 2007.
Documentary Interviewer, "Global Voices for Human Rights." One-on-one interviews with:
1. H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
2. James Orbinski, M.D., former president of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), who gave the acceptance speech when MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 (Centre for International Heath, University of Toronto, Canada).
3. Sulak Sivaraska, twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, founded the International Network of Engaged Buddhists and is the Director of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
4. Philip Rossi, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Theology at Marquette University; Associate of the Woodstock Center for Theological Reflection at Georgetown University; member of the Board of Trustees for Creighton University.
5. Brian Lepard, Ph.D., Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska, served on the staff of the Baha'i mission to the United Nations.
6. Xinxhong Yao, Ph.D., native of China and an expert in Confucian ethics; Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter; currently at Oxford University leading a four-year project funded by the Templeton Foundation comparing Chinese religious experience with Western religious experience.
7. Arvind Sharma, Ph.D., native of India and an internationally renowned expert on Hinduism and human rights; Burks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University.
8. Inez Talamantez, Ph.D., an Apache and a leading authority on Native American religious traditions and cultures; Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
9. Kerry Bowman, Ph.D., member of the Board of Directors for the Jane Goodall Foundation who has done extensive fieldwork on primates throughout Africa; Professor of Bioethics at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto.
10. Irfan Omar, Ph.D., native of India and Professor of Religious Studies at Marquette University; leading expert on nonviolence in the Islamic tradition.
11. Cedric Prakash, S.J., Director of the Prashant Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
12. Judith Mayotte, Ph.D., expert on refugees and a leading human rights activist; member of the Board of Directors for the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation; served in the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, as special advisor on refugee issues and policy; testified as an expert witness before Congressional committees; won two Emmys and a Peabody for her role in writing and producing documentaries, including the "Portrait of a Nation" series.
13. William Lesher, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board for the Parliament of the World's Religions; past president of the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley; initiated the Common Ground for the Common Good, a movement sponsored by the National Council of Churches, the U.S. Catholic Conference, and the Synagogue Council of America to set the moral agenda for America in the 1990s.
14. Wande Abimbola, Ph.D., the Awise Awo Ni Agbaye (spokesperson and ambassador) for the Yoruba religion, an African tradition with over 100 million members; special advisor to the President of Nigeria on Cultural Affairs.
15. Lindsay Falvey, Ph.D., Chair of Agriculture, University of Melbourne, Australia; worked with the U.N., the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Australian government on over one-hundred missions in twenty countries around the globe, dealing with agriculture and environmental issues.
16. Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Judaism; the leading spokesperson for ethics in Conservative Judaism today; served on the Ethics Committee of the National Healthcare Task Force; testified before the President's National Bioethics Advisory Committee.
17. Chris Hedges, a twenty year veteran war correspondent, who as a reporter with the New York Times was part of the team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on Global Terrorism; won Amnesty International's 2002 Global Award for Human Rights Journalism; recently published War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.
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