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May 27, 2002Abstract:
The role of religion in conflict has, of late, been attracting increasing attention in academic, media and policy–making circles. Academic literature on the topic can well be called a growth inductry. As is the case with academic literature on other aspects of conflict, the study of religion and conflict is dividing itself in two: the causes of conflict and how to resolve conflict. Despite some rare exceptions such as Appleby (2000), seldom do those who address one of these branches of the field also address the other. (For a discussion on why the social sciences have ignored these issues see Fox, 2001d). This is cleary not an ideal situation for the pursuit of knowledge on so important a topic.
This paper seeks to build a bridge between those who study why conflicts occur and those who study how to solve them. It focuses on lessons learned from empirical studies on religion and conflict.
Religion and Conflict Resolution, Proceedings of an International Conference Held at Bar-Ilan University, May 27-28, 2002