Bridge or Barrier : : Religion, Violence and Visions for Peace /

Bridge or Barrier : : Religion, Violence and Visions for Peace / / edited by Gerrie ter Haar, James Busuttil.

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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. This volume analyses the role...

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Superior document:International Studies in Religion and Society ; 1
:
International Conference on Religion, Violence, and Visions for Peace Institute of Social Studies, Hague, Netherlands)
TeilnehmendeR:
Busuttil, James,
Haar, Gerrie ter,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2005.
Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:International Studies in Religion and Society ; 1.
Physical Description:1 online resource (404 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE: RELIGION, CONFLICT AND PEACE
  • 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)
  • PART TWO: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON CONFLICT AND PEACE
  • 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 Ngala)
  • 7. Bitter Conflict: Can Judaism Bring Hope? (Yehiel Grenimann)
  • 8. Human Rights and Islam: Cohesions and Conflicts - A Study of Pakistan (Ali Salman)
  • PART THREE: VISIONS FOR PEACE
  • 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 Lorenza Palm-Dalupan)
  • 11. Reflections on Human Security: A Buddhist Contribution (Thanh-Dam
  • Truong)
  • PART FOUR: DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES ON RELIGION VIOLENCE AND VISIONS FOR PEACE
  • 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • 2. The Precepts of the Order of Interbeing
  • 3. Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights
  • 4. The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
  • 5. The Bangkok Declaration
  • 6. Toward a Declaration of a Global Ethic
  • 7. A Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic
  • 8. Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions
  • 9. United Religions Initiative Charter
  • 10. World Council of Churches Statement on Religion and Violence
  • 11. Rabbis for Human Rights Principles of Faith
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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