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This book opens a new research field in Balkan contextual theology.
By embracing culturally rich traditions of the Western Balkans as
its starting point, it explores their existential and theological
bearings. Placed at the crossroads of civilisations and religions,
this region has witnessed some of the worst atrocities of the 20th
century. At the same time, it has produced unique textures of
inter-cultural life. The volume addresses some of the most poignant
phenomena endemic to the region, such as sevdalinka music, intimate
forms of neighborhood, archetypes of 'sacred warriors,' the
experience of democratic jet lag, collective melancholy, and
intergenerational trauma. As the first book of this nature, it aims
to encourage further development of contextual theological thinking
in the region and promote its international reception.
By analyzing some of the most controversial topics related to the
Second World War in south-eastern Europe: the Holocaust, the
genocide of Serbs and Roma, the issue of political prisoners and
state-sponsored crimes, censorship during Communist Yugoslavia, the
use of memory in war propaganda, and representation of tragedies in
museums and art, this book allows for a greater understanding of
the development of intergroup violence in the former Yugoslavia.
This book provides fresh insights into the role of religious
leaders in conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Based on a
large dataset of interviews with Christian and Muslim leaders in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, it offers a contextually rich analysis of
the main post-conflict challenges: forgiveness, reconciliation, and
tragic memories. Designed as an inductive, qualitative research, it
also develops an integrative theoretical model of
religiously-inspired engagement in conflict transformation. The
work introduces a number of new concepts which are relevant for
both theory and practice of peacebuilding, such as Residue of
Forgiveness, Degree Zero of Reconciliation, Ecumene of Compassion,
and Phantomic Memories. The book, furthermore, proposes two
correlated concepts - "theological dissonance" and "pastoral
optimization" - as theoretical tools to describe the interplay
between moral ideals and practical limitations. The text is a
valuable resource for religious and social scholars alike,
especially those interested in topics of peace, conflict, and
justice. From the methodological standpoint, it is an original and
audacious attempt at bringing together theological, philosophical,
and political narratives on conflicts and peace through the
innovative use of the Grounded Theory approach.
This book provides fresh insights into the role of religious
leaders in conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Based on a
large dataset of interviews with Christian and Muslim leaders in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, it offers a contextually rich analysis of
the main post-conflict challenges: forgiveness, reconciliation, and
tragic memories. Designed as an inductive, qualitative research, it
also develops an integrative theoretical model of
religiously-inspired engagement in conflict transformation. The
work introduces a number of new concepts which are relevant for
both theory and practice of peacebuilding, such as Residue of
Forgiveness, Degree Zero of Reconciliation, Ecumene of Compassion,
and Phantomic Memories. The book, furthermore, proposes two
correlated concepts - "theological dissonance" and "pastoral
optimization" - as theoretical tools to describe the interplay
between moral ideals and practical limitations. The text is a
valuable resource for religious and social scholars alike,
especially those interested in topics of peace, conflict, and
justice. From the methodological standpoint, it is an original and
audacious attempt at bringing together theological, philosophical,
and political narratives on conflicts and peace through the
innovative use of the Grounded Theory approach.
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