Peace on earth : the role of religion in peace and conflict studies / edited by Thomas Matyók, Maureen Flaherty, Hamdesa Tuso, Jessica Senehi, and Sean Byrne.

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Matyók, Thomas, 1953- [editor.]

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TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (ix, 443 pages .)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0739176293
9780739176290
9781306219181
1306219183
1498525903
9781498525909

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Peace on earth.DDC classification:

201/.7273 23

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BL65.P4 P4316 2014

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Can People of Faith, and People in Peace and Conflict Studies, Work Together?; Part I: Peace and Conflict Studies in a Contextualized Place; Chapter Two: Religion, Peace and Violence: Tensions and Promises; Chapter Three: Ahimsa; Chapter Four: Blessing-Based Love (Agapē) as a Heuristic Key to Understanding Effective Reconciliation Practices; Part II: Religions and Peace and Conflict Studies; Chapter Five: Catholic Peacemaking; Chapter Six: Evangelical Women and Transformative Peacebuilding; Chapter Seven: Judaism and the Path to Peace.

Chapter Eight: Islam and Peace and Conflict StudiesChapter Nine: The Role of Indigenous African Religion in Peacemaking; Chapter Ten: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and the Role of Religion in Conflict; Chapter Eleven: Mennonite International Peacebuilding and Local Ownership; Chapter Twelve: Let Us See What Love Can Do; Chapter Thirteen: Haïtian Vodou; Chapter Fourteen: Eastern Orthodox Christianity; Chapter Fifteen: Ancient News from Buddha's Research Lab; Chapter Sixteen: Hinduism; Chapter Seventeen: Daoist Harmony as a Chinese Worldview; Chapter Eighteen: Humanity's Coming of Age.

Chapter Nineteen: Religious Leader EngagementPart III: The Way Forward: Four Faith Models; Chapter Twenty: Striving for Justice and Peace on Earth, Catholic Peace Initiatives; Chapter Twenty-one: Peace building Principles and Values in Islam; Chapter Twenty-two: Peace on Earth; Chapter Twenty-three: Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam; Chapter Twenty-four: Conclusions; Index; About the Contributors.

Summary: Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed view of peace on earth, containing breadth as well as depth.

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Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed view of peace on earth, containing breadth as well as depth.

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