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Can religion help societies achieve peace and stability? What
actions can religious leaders take to facilitate conflict
resolution? This book addresses these critical questions in terms
of numerous contemporary conflicts within and between countries. In
the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, public attention to religion
shifted away from its relationship to politics and toward its
connection to violence in civil conflicts, wars, and terrorism.
Religion's role in sowing discord became more prominent than its
ability to unify. Only recently have discussions turned toward the
positive impact of religion and spirituality in the public sphere
and to the role of faith in resolving diplomatic, political, and
social problems. The essays in this book contribute to this
discourse by examining past, present, and future opportunities to
promote peace through religion and spirituality. The contributors
to this volume explore topics such as humanitarianism, philosophy,
counterextremism, human rights, rituals, populism, foreign policy,
and environmentalism. Some of the chapters approach these topics
from a transnational perspective, while others focus on specific
countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle
East. Contributors: Jonathan C. Agensky Slavica Jakelic Afra Jalabi
Brandon Kendhammer Loren D. Lybarger Cecelia Lynch Peter Mandaville
Jeremy Rinker Margaret M. Scull Amy Erica Smith
Can religion help societies achieve peace and stability? What
actions can religious leaders take to facilitate conflict
resolution? This book addresses these critical questions in terms
of numerous contemporary conflicts within and between countries. In
the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, public attention to religion
shifted away from its relationship to politics and toward its
connection to violence in civil conflicts, wars, and terrorism.
Religion's role in sowing discord became more prominent than its
ability to unify. Only recently have discussions turned toward the
positive impact of religion and spirituality in the public sphere
and to the role of faith in resolving diplomatic, political, and
social problems. The essays in this book contribute to this
discourse by examining past, present, and future opportunities to
promote peace through religion and spirituality. The contributors
to this volume explore topics such as humanitarianism, philosophy,
counterextremism, human rights, rituals, populism, foreign policy,
and environmentalism. Some of the chapters approach these topics
from a transnational perspective, while others focus on specific
countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle
East. Contributors: Jonathan C. Agensky Slavica Jakelic Afra Jalabi
Brandon Kendhammer Loren D. Lybarger Cecelia Lynch Peter Mandaville
Jeremy Rinker Margaret M. Scull Amy Erica Smith
Religious dimension of contemporary conflicts and the rise of
faith-based movements worldwide require policymakers to identify
the channels through which religious leaders can play a
constructive role. While religious fundamentalisms are in the news
every day, we do not hear about the potential and actual role of
religious actors in creating a peaceful and just society.
Countering this trend, Sandal draws attention to how religious
actors helped prepare the ground for stabilizing political
initiatives, ranging from abolition of apartheid (South Africa), to
the signing of the Lome Peace Agreement (Sierra Leone). Taking
Northern Ireland as a basis and using declarations and speeches of
more than forty years, this book builds a new perspective that
recognizes the religious actors' agency, showing how religious
actors can have an impact on public opinion and policymaking in
today's world.
Religious dimension of contemporary conflicts and the rise of
faith-based movements worldwide require policymakers to identify
the channels through which religious leaders can play a
constructive role. While religious fundamentalisms are in the news
every day, we do not hear about the potential and actual role of
religious actors in creating a peaceful and just society.
Countering this trend, Sandal draws attention to how religious
actors helped prepare the ground for stabilizing political
initiatives, ranging from abolition of apartheid (South Africa), to
the signing of the Lome Peace Agreement (Sierra Leone). Taking
Northern Ireland as a basis and using declarations and speeches of
more than forty years, this book builds a new perspective that
recognizes the religious actors' agency, showing how religious
actors can have an impact on public opinion and policymaking in
today's world.
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