A comprehensive overview of the latest research in religion and conflict resolution, this collection of twenty three essays brings together leading scholars in the field examining the contribution religious actors have made and are making towards peace and resolving. The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution is primarily aimed at readerships with special interest in conflict resolution, international security, and religion and international relations, and will also serve as a valuable resource for policy makers and conflict resolution practitioners. The collection comprises five thematic sections, each with chapters on vital and mainly contemporary topics in the field of religion and conflict resolution. The principal themes include: ¢
1: Religion and Conflict Resolution: An Introduction; I: Religious Traditions and Conflict; 2: Islam and Peacebuilding: The Gülen Movement in Global Action; 3: Christian Claims of Uniqueness, the Problem of Violence and Interfaith Dialogue; 4: Peace and Conflict in the Jewish Tradition; 5: Hindu Teaching on Conflict and Peacemaking; 6: Conflict and Peace in Buddhism; II: Key Debates on Religious Conflict Resolution; 7: Religion, Secular Democracy and Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe; 8: Conflict Resolution and Religious Dimensions of Armed Conflicts; 9: Women, Religion and Peacebuilding; 10: Religious Fundamentalism and Conflict; III: Religion, International Relations and Security; 11: Just War Theory, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; 12: Pacifism, Religion, and Conflict; 13: Idealism at Home and Abroad: Muhammad Khatami's Utopian Quest for a Better World; 14: Is Promoting Religious Freedom Dangerous?; IV: Religion and Conflict Resolution; 15: Religions Hard and Soft 1; 16: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland: The Clonard-Fitzroy Fellowship 1; 17: Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission 1; 18: Faith-based Peace-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Case of Islamic Leadership; 19: Community-based Pedagogies, Religion and Conflict Resolution in Kaduna, Nigeria; V: The Peacemakers; 20: Mohandas Gandhi; 21: Catholic Peacemaking and Pax Christi; 22: Jimmy Carter: A Man of Political Destiny, A Man of Theological Certitude; 23: It's Not About Religion. And Yet ...
