Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion

Foreword
Contents
Exiting Violence: From Texts to Religions
Part I: The Analytical – Historical Approach
Visions of Great Peace: Thinking through Chinese Religions on Personal and Socio-Political Harmony
Legitimation and Sanctification: Texts, Stories and Violence in Religious Contexts
Radical Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Counter-Secularism and Religious Revivalism
The Global Fate of the Ummah and Its Significance for Violence and Islam
The Bible, Identity, and Violence: Violence and Biblical Interpretations in North America
The Challenge of Dual and Plural Legal Systems: Religious and Secular Jurisdiction
Part II: The Philosophical and Theological Reflection
Religion, Politics and Violence: Overcoming the Shadow of Transvaluation
The Political Role of Biblical Hermeneutics: A Tool for Legitimating or Countering (Religious) Violence
In the Time of the Nations: Faith contra Violence
Theologizing Contextually: Sketches of an Indian Experience
Exiting Violence: Women of Faith as Strategic Peacebuilders, Challenges and Opportunities
Dialogue of Life: A Precondition for Interreligious Dialogue
The Rebel and the Prophet: Violence and Nonviolence in Colombia
Index