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Taylor & Francis The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution 2012 Edition by Lee Marsden
A comprehensive overview of the latest research in religion and conflict resolution, this collection of twenty three essays brings together leading scholars in the field examining the contribution religious actors have made and are making towards peace and resolving. The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution is primarily aimed at readerships with special interest in conflict resolution, international security, and religion and international relations, and will also serve as a valuable resource for policy makers and conflict resolution practitioners. The collection comprises five thematic sections, each with chapters on vital and mainly contemporary topics in the field of religion and conflict resolution. The principal themes include: c Table of contents :- Contents: Religion and conflict resolution: an introduction, Lee Marsden. Part I: Religious Traditions and Conflict: Islam and peacebuilding: the Gulan Movement in Global Action, John L. Esposito and Ihsan Yilmaz; Christian claims of uniqueness, The problem of violence and interfaith dialogue, Rosemary Durward; Peace and conflict in the Jewish tradition, George Wilkes; Hindu teaching on conflict and peacemaking, Nirmala Mani Adhikary; Conflict and peace in Buddhism, Peter Friedlander. Part II: Key Debates on Religious Conflict Resolution: Religion, secular democracy and conflict resolution in Zimbabwe, Joram Tarusarira and Gladys Ganiel; Conflict resolution and religious dimensions of armed conflicts, Isak Svensson; Women, religion, and peacebuilding, Meena Sharify-Funk and Christina J. Woolner; Religious fundamentalism and conflict, Jeffrey Haynes. Part III: Religion, International Relations and Security: Just war theory, yesterday, today and tomorrow, Paul Robinson; Pacifism, religion, and conflict, Duane Cady; Idealism at home and abroad: Muhammad Khatami's utopian quest for a better world, Jeremy Salt; Is promoting religious freedom dangerous?, Brian J. Grim. Part IV: Religion and Conflict Resolution: Religions hard and soft, Johan Galtung; Forgiveness and reconciliation: the Clonard-Fitzroy Fellowship, Ronald A. Wells; Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Megan K. Shore; Faith-based peace-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the case of Islamic leadership, Onder Cetin; Community-based pedagogies, religion and conflict resolution in Kaduna, Nigeria, Colette Harris. Part V: The Peacemakers: Mohandas Gandhi, Sean Scalmer; Catholic peacemaking and Pax Christi, Scott T. Kline and Megan K. Shore; Jimmy Carter: a man of political destiny, a man of theological certitude, Alexandra Mergenschroer-Livingston; It's not about religion. And yet... Leena El-Ali; Index.