Religion and peacebuilding / edited by Harold Coward and Gordon S. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Smith, Gordon S. (Gordon Scott), 1941-

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

SUNY series in Religious Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence--Religious aspects.

Nonviolence.

Peace-building--Religious aspects.

Peace-building.

Conflict management--Religious aspects.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

vii, 320 p.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acknowledging that religion can motivate both violence and compassion, this book looks at how a variety of world religions can and do build peace.

Contents:

Front Cover

Religion and Peacebuilding - Editor

Religion and Peacebuilding

Copyright

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. A Moment of Opportunity? The Promise of Religious Peacebuilding in an Era of Religious and Ethnic Conflict

Religious Peacebuilding: Transforming Conflict and Restructuring Society

Conflict Management (Prevention, Enforcement, Peacekeeping)

Conflict Resolution (Peacemaking)

Structural Reform (Institution Building, Civic Leadership)

Notes

Part I: Spiritual Resources within Religions for Peacebuilding

2. In Search of the White Path. American Indian Peacebuilding

3. Hinduism and Peacebuilding.

The Name Hinduism

Authorities and Sources

Peacebuilding and Hinduism

Obstacles to Peacebuilding in Hinduism

Caste

Peacebuilding in Hindu Tradition

Peacebuilding in the Epics

Stories from the Puranas

Reconciliation in History

4. Missed Opportunities. Buddhism and the Ethnic Strife in Sri Lanka and Tibet

Introduction

Obstacles to Peacebuilding Innate to Buddhism

The Sinhala-Tamil Conflict in Sri Lanka

The Tibet-China Dispute

Missed Opportunities

5. Confucianism and Peacebuilding

Basic Confucian Teachings

Obstacles and Limitations for Confucian Peacebuilding

The Legacy of Opposition to Legalism

Confucianism as Norm of State and Culture

Parochialism: The Middle Kingdom Syndrome

Personal Trust versus Institutional Agreements

Confucian Contributions to Peacebuilding

Harmony as the Goal of Peacebuilding

Leaders and Moral Models

Education for Peace

Conclusion

6. Judaism and Peacebuilding

7. Islam Peacebuilding. Continuities and Transitions

Some Basic Concepts and Terminology Concerning Conflict and Peace in Classical Islam

Islam and Peavebuilding in the Modern Era.

Some Contemporary Developments

8. Christianity and Peacebuilding

Obstacles to Peacebuilding

Christianity as a Force for Peacebuilding

Summary/Conclusion

Part II: Case Studies in Religion and Peacebuilding

9. Creating Spaces. Interreligious Initiatives for Peace

The Israeli-Palestinian Struggle

Women's Initiatives for Peace

The Jerusalem Link

Can Obstacles be Overcome?

The Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage

A Vision for Healing

Weaving the Threads of Spirituality

The Pain that Divides

Is Healing Possible?

A Few Concluding Observations

10. Case Studies in Religion and Peacebuilding. Cambodia

Roots of Cambodian Conflicts

Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Cambodia

Traditional and Contemporary Roles of Buddhism in Governance

Conceptions of Monk "Neutrality" and Social Engagement

Election Conflicts: 1993 and 1998

The Cambodian Peace Movement

Roles of Other Religions

Roles of Others in Peacebuilding

Lessons to be Drawn

11. History Unrequited. Religion as Provocateur and Peacemaker in the Bosnian Conflict

Roots of the Conflict: Four Interpretations

History of the Conflict

Table 11.1 Typology of Major Perspectives

The Fall of Yugoslavia

Why the Breakup Occurred

Religion's Role in the Conflict

Culpability of Religious Leaders

Byzantium and the "Symphony" of Church-State Relations

The Ottoman Empire and the Millet System

Romantic Era: The Rise of Serbian Nationalism

Ethnoreligious Factors

Fall from Grace

The Islamic Dimension

Religion's Role in Peacemaking

Lessons Learned

12. Truth and Reconciliation. The South Africa Case

Religious and Political Roots of Apartheid

Religion and Reconciliation

The Justice Connection in Reconciliation.

The Specter of Amnesty

The Risk of Impunity

Problems with the Reconciliation Process

Too Religious

Too Male

Too Cheap

Too Bad on History

The Necessity of Reconciliation for Peacebuilding

13. Northern Ireland. Religion and the Peace Process

14. Religious Peacebuilding. From Potential to Action

Lessons Offered

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Confucianism

American Indian

Interfaith

Recommendations

Political Leaders

Religious Leaders

Nongovernmental Leaders

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780791485859

0791485854

OCLC:

57579043