Author: COWARD, HAROLD AND SMITH, GORDON S.
Title: Religion and Peacebuillding.
Description: New York: University of New York Press, 2004. 0791459349. "Looks beyond headlines concerning violence perpetrated in the name of religion to examine how world religions have also inspired social welfare and peacemaking activism..The contributors discuss the formidable obstacles to nonviolent conflict transformation found within sacred texts and living traditions. Case studies of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Cambodia, and South Africa are also examined as practical applications of spiritual resources for peace." Pp.viii/320. Paperback. VG.

Keywords: Coward Smith Religion Peacebuilding Ethnic Conflict Spiritual American Indian Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Judaism Islam Christianity Cambodia Bosnia South Africa Northern Ireland 52924 Religion/Politics


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