Waging Peace amid Raging War: A Concise Critical Assessment of Interreligious Dialogue as a Tool for Peacemaking

The unfortunate complicity of religion in conflict and war is well documented. Less well documented, however, are the times and ways religion contributes to making peace. This article adds to the latter body of literature by addressing the link between peacemaking and interreligious dialogue. To tha...

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Published in:The ecumenical review
Main Author: Wilson, Nathan Day (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: The ecumenical review
RelBib Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
NCD Political ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B intrastate violence
B Public Religion
B Interreligious Dialogue
B Conflict Resolution
B religious peacemaking principles
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Summary:The unfortunate complicity of religion in conflict and war is well documented. Less well documented, however, are the times and ways religion contributes to making peace. This article adds to the latter body of literature by addressing the link between peacemaking and interreligious dialogue. To that end, it identifies key principles in Islam and Christianity that direct peacemaking efforts. It then compares these principles, identifies key lessons, and suggests directions for future exploration of the potential for interreligious dialogue specifically for peacemaking efforts. It argues that the exploration of interreligious dialogue for peacemaking is becoming more critical as the nature of conflict becomes more intrastate and value differences increasingly drive violence.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12666