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Religion, conflict, & peacemaking : an interdisciplinary conversation / edited by Muriel Schmid ; foreword by Thomas N. Maloney.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social conflict--Religious aspects.
- Social conflict.
- Peace--Religious aspects.
- Peace.
- Culture conflict--Religious aspects.
- Culture conflict.
- Religions--Relations.
- Religions.
- Relations.
- Interfaith relations.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Religion, conflict, and peacemaking
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Discussions of the relationship between religion and violence have been on the rise since 9/11. Conversations have also focused on how religion can mediate conflict and help build peace. This volume offers a diversity of approaches to the subject, gathering essays from a cross-section of prominent scholars studying the role of religion in peacemaking"--Amazon.com
- Contents:
- Religion's long shadow : a brief overview of the conversation / Muriel Schmid
- Interfaith dialogue and religious leaders in the Israeli-Palestinian context : needs and limitations / Mohammed Abu-Nimer
- The use of dialogue in transforming religious conflict / David Derezotes
- The American way of religion and violence? / John D. Carlson
- Confronting historic injustice / Elaine Enns and Ched Myers
- From Amnesty International to Right to Nonviolence : theory and practice in the Arab Spring context / Chibli Mallat
- Partnering in nonviolent resistance : the evolution of Christian peacemaker teams / Kathleen Kern and Tim Nafziger
- John Paul II and the "Just war" doctrine : "make peace through justice and forgiveness, not war" / James L. Heft
- Peace, conflict, and conflict transformation in the Islamic Tradition / Abbas Aroua
- In the beginning was conflict : creation / John Paul Lederach
- Contact, connection, and community : religion and peacemaking / Laura M. Bennett-Murphy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-225) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Religion, conflict, and peacemaking.
- ISBN:
- 9781607815860
- 1607815869
- OCLC:
- 988087384
- Publisher Number:
- 40027879670
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