Religion, conflict and reconciliation : multifaith ideals and realities

Preface. Part I: Defining the Parameters. Jerald D. GORT and Hendrik M. VROOM: Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation. André DROOGERS: Religious Reconciliation: A View from the Social Sciences. Hendrik M. VROOM: The Nature and Origins of Religious Conflicts: Some Philosophical Considerations. Part II: Perspectives on Conflict and Reconciliation. Victor A. van BIJLERT: Hindus and Muslims in Bengal: Is Religious Experience a Unifying Factor? Corstiaan J.G. van der BURG: Religious Conflict and Hindu Tolerance. S. GANGADARAN: Liberation Theology in South India. Lourens MINNEMA: Divided Families and Social Conflict: Comparing a Greek Tragedy and an Indian Drama. Michael McGHEE: Buddhist Thoughts on Conflict, ‘Reconciliation’ … and Religion. Tzvi MARX: Theological Preparation for Reconciliation in Judaism. Cees van der KOOI: Three Models of Reconciliation: A Christian Approach. Jerald D. GORT: Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation Ecumenical Initiatives Amidst Human Brokenness and Community Division. Anton WESSELS: Can the Children of Abraham be Reconciled: Ishmael and Isaac in the Bible and the Qur’an. Connie AARSBERGEN: Isaiah Berlin: Teleological Thinking as a Cause of Conflict. Henry JANSEN: The Road to Sainthood: Reconciliation in Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair. Desiree BERENDSEN: Secular Saints: The Possibility of Reconciliation Without Transcendence. Claudia ROMBERG: Women in Engaged Buddhism. Tirza VISSER: Islam, Gender and Reconciliation: Making Room for New Gender Perspectives. Part III: Case Studies of Conflict and Reconciliation. Agus Rachmat WIDYANTO: Interreligious Conflict and Reconciliation in Indonesia. Herman L. BECK: A Pillar of Social Harmony: The Study of Comparative Religion in Contemporary Indonesia during the New Order. Chakravarti RAM-PRASAD: Religious Reconciliation as a Challenge of Governance: India at the Start of the Twenty-First Century. Ashgar Ali ENGINEER: Islam and Muslims in India: Problems of Identity and Existence. Swami AGNIVESH: Processes of Reconciliation in India. Andreas D’SOUZA: Reconciliation in Practice: Indian Experience. Nalin SWARIS: Religion, Conflict, and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Piet MEIRING: Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Farid ESACK: An Islamic View of Conflict and Reconciliation in the South African Situation. Ton van PROOIJEN: On Playing Reconciliation in a Situation of Racist Conflict. Frans WIJSEN and Bernardine MFUMBUSA: Seeds of Conflict: Christian-Muslim Relations in Tanzania. Jan van BUTSELAAR: Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Rwanda. Donna WINSLOW: Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Bosnia Herzegovina. Reender KRANENBORG: Peace, Reconciliation and New Religious Movements. Part IV: The Papers and the Discussions: Reaping the Harvest. André DROOGERS: Why Do Religious Groups Become Involved in Conflicts? Victor A. van BIJLERT: The Meaning of Reconciliation. Josien FOLBERT: A Blueprint for the Process of Peace and Reconciliation. Karel STEENBRINK: Views of Conflict and Reconciliation. Index of Names. Index of Subjects. Contributors.