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Bridge or Barrier : Religion, Violence and Visions for Peace.
The book discusses the transformative role of religion in situations of violent conflict. It considers both the constructive and destructive sides of religious belief and particularly explores ways in which religion(s) may contribute to transforming conflict into peace.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Note on Contributors; 1. Religion: Source of Conflict or Resource for Peace? (Gerrie ter Haar); 2. World Religions, Violence, and Myths of Peace in International Relations (Marc Gopin); 3. Religious Conflict in Asia: Probing the Causes, Seeking Solutions (Chandra Muzaffar); 4. From Open Violence to Symbolic Confrontation: Anthropological Observations of Latin America's Southern Cone (Daniel Míguez); 5. The Promise of the Kingdom and the Reality of Sin: Christian Religion, Conflict and Visions for Peace (Jan van Butselaar).
- 6. The Christian Church as a Peacemaker in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities (Joseph Adero Ngala)7. Bitter Conflict: Can Judaism Bring Hope? (Yehiel Grenimann); 8. Human Rights and Islam: Cohesions and Conflicts
- A Study of Pakistan (Ali Salman); 9. West Papua Peace Zone: The Role of the Church in West Papua and Local Initiatives in the Struggle for Human Rights (Benny Giay); 10. The Religious Sector Building Peace: Some Examples from the Philippines (Maria Lore.