01485nam a2200253 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704100100005208200130006208200130007510000220008810000110011024500310012124500380015226000100019026000390020026000090023930000110024830000140025930000090027352008250028265000400110785600840114720260119070911.02023-03-24 02:08:27  a0791459349  a0 eng  a201.7273  bH292-C87  aCoward, Harold G.  eAuthor  aReligion and peacebuilding  cHarold G. Coward, Gordon S. Smith  aU.S.A  bState University of New York Press  c2004  a320tr.  bPaperback  c23cm  aIn the wake of September 11, 2001 religion is often seen as the motivating force behind terrorism and other acts of violence. Religion and Peacebuilding looks beyond headlines concerning violence perpetrated in the name of religion to examine how world religions have also inspired social welfare and peacemaking activism. Leading scholars from the Aboriginal, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions provide detailed analyses of the spiritual resources for fostering peace within their respective religions. 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  aPeace-building -- Religious aspects4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2023/3/24/3268_.jpgyCover Image