For most of the twentieth century, the most critical concerns of national security have been balance of power politics and the global arms race. The religious conflicts of this era and the motives behind them, however, demand a radical break with this tradition. If the United States is to prevail in its long-term contest with extremist Islam, it will need to re-examine old assumptions, expand the scope of its thinking to include religion and other 'irrational'factors, and be willing to depart from past practice. This book looks at five intractable conflicts and explores the possibility of…mehr
For most of the twentieth century, the most critical concerns of national security have been balance of power politics and the global arms race. The religious conflicts of this era and the motives behind them, however, demand a radical break with this tradition. If the United States is to prevail in its long-term contest with extremist Islam, it will need to re-examine old assumptions, expand the scope of its thinking to include religion and other 'irrational'factors, and be willing to depart from past practice. This book looks at five intractable conflicts and explores the possibility of drawing on religion as a force for peace. The world-class authors writing in this volume suggest how the peacemaking tenets of five major world religions can be strategicallyapplied in ongoing conflicts in which those religions are involved.
Douglas Johnston is the President and Founder of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He has served at senior levels in government, the military, and in the private sector, including Harvard University.
Inhaltsangabe
* Part I. Faith-Based Diplomacy * 1: Introduction: Realpolitik Expanded - Douglas Johnston * 2: Faith-Based Diplomacy and Preventive Engagement - Douglas Johnston and Brian Cox * Part II. Applications * 3: Kashmir: Has Religion a Role in Making Peace? Ainslie Embree * 4: Religion and Conflict: The Case of Buddhism in Sri Lanka - H. L. Seneviratne * 5: Judaism and Peacebuilding in the Context of Middle Eastern Conflict * Appendix: Peacemaking Qualities of Judaism as Revealed in Sacred Scripture - Marc Gopin * 6: Christianity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: From Ethnic Captive to Reconciling Agent - David A. Steele * 7: Conflict Resolution as a Normative Value in Islamic Law: Handling Disputes with Non-Muslims - Khaled Abou El Fadl * 8: Conflict Resolution as a Normative Value in Islamic Law: Application to the Republic of Sudan - Sulayman Nyang and Douglas Johnston * Part III. Closure * 9: Retrieving the Missing Dimension of Statecraft: Religious Faith in the Service of Peacebuilding - R. Scott Appleby
* Part I. Faith-Based Diplomacy * 1: Introduction: Realpolitik Expanded - Douglas Johnston * 2: Faith-Based Diplomacy and Preventive Engagement - Douglas Johnston and Brian Cox * Part II. Applications * 3: Kashmir: Has Religion a Role in Making Peace? Ainslie Embree * 4: Religion and Conflict: The Case of Buddhism in Sri Lanka - H. L. Seneviratne * 5: Judaism and Peacebuilding in the Context of Middle Eastern Conflict * Appendix: Peacemaking Qualities of Judaism as Revealed in Sacred Scripture - Marc Gopin * 6: Christianity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: From Ethnic Captive to Reconciling Agent - David A. Steele * 7: Conflict Resolution as a Normative Value in Islamic Law: Handling Disputes with Non-Muslims - Khaled Abou El Fadl * 8: Conflict Resolution as a Normative Value in Islamic Law: Application to the Republic of Sudan - Sulayman Nyang and Douglas Johnston * Part III. Closure * 9: Retrieving the Missing Dimension of Statecraft: Religious Faith in the Service of Peacebuilding - R. Scott Appleby
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