In the wake of September 11, 2001 religion is often seen as the motivating force behind terrorism and other acts of violence. Religion and Peacebuilding looks beyond headlines concerning violence perpetrated in the name of religion to examine how world religions have also inspired social welfare and peacemaking activism. Leading scholars from the Aboriginal, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions provide detailed analyses of the spiritual resources for fostering peace within their respective religions. The contributors discuss the formidable obstacles to nonviolent conflict transformation found within sacred texts and living traditions. Case studies of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Cambodia, and South Africa are also examined as practical applications of spiritual resources for peace.

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Information

Publisher

SUNY Press

Year

2012

ISBN

9780791485859

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Sociology of Religion

Index

Social Sciences

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
Part I: Spiritual Resources within Religions for Peacebuilding
Part II: Case Studies in Religion and Peacebuilding
Contributors
Index
Back Cover