81. Religious Contributions to Peacemaking: When Religion Brings Peace, Not War
- Author:
- David Smock
- Publication Date:
- 01-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The post-September 11 world is seized with the dangers of religious extremism and conflict between religious communities, particularly between two or more of the Abrahamic faiths: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The threat of religious extremism is real and well documented. The connection between religion and conflict is in the process of being thoroughly explored, however, to the extent that hyperbole and exaggeration are commonplace. In the popular mind, to discuss religion in the context of international affairs automatically raises the specter of religious-based conflict. The many other dimensions and impacts of religion tend to be downplayed or even neglected entirely.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Peace Studies, Religion, and War