Coping with religious conflicts

Abstract This article presents conceptual results from the Interfaculty Research Cooperation “Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies” at University of Bern. Since 2018, researchers various academic disciplines—theology, psychology, law, religious studies, social anthropology, jewish islamic political sciences, history, communication philosophy, gender studies german studies—have been comparatively investigating past present conflicts with dimensions. involving religion often intensify, elude resolution or lose their constructive socializing potential, because strong emotional, factual interpretive aspects are interwoven. Established strategies conflict therefore reach limits in such conflicts. We show that concept coping has advantage focusing on process rather than It does not aim solving a may be solved, but it aims looking for ways to shape manage as originates psychologists, who describe individuals active beings able deal stressful situations interpretative-evaluative levels. The different types correlate three essential dimensions religion. Therefore, travelling can particularly fruitful interdisciplinary study fosters context-sensitive differentiated analysis dynamics contribute develop approach transformation. First, this paper guiding questions analysis; second, an analytical model visualizes relevant factors, facilitates about interactions.