RE212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Interfaith Dialogue, International Criminal Court, Mark Juergensmeyer
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Re212 lesson 1. 2 introducing the global significance of religions. Below, let us describe each issue of global importance, and then describe how religions matter to it. Palestine, india and pakistan, former soviet republics like chechnya and former european possessions like somalia, indonesia, and mali. Its effects can be felt, too, among expatriates from these regions who make new homes in places like canada and europe. In many cases, it is striking that religion has played a seminal role in sparking and sustaining communal conflict: equally striking is that time and again, religion has played a key role in brokering solutions to such conflict. Promotion of conflict: religion is not the only, nor even necessarily the most significant, force promoting violent conflict, but it is a major force in fostering conflict between religious communities (i. e. jews and. Muslims, hindus and christians: a fascinating study by mark juergensmeyer (2000; rev. ed.
