Religion and Peacemaking
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چکیده
The subject of religion in political conflict is vast, and it is not possible to do justice to it in these few pages. Fortunately, scholars, political analysts and policymakers can refer to two extraordinary new studies, Marc Gopin‟s, Between Eden and Armageddon: The Future of World Religions, Violence and Peacemaking, [1] and R. Scott Appleby‟s The Ambivalence of the Sacred, [2] for comprehensive treatments of both the destructive and constructive roles religion can play in the lives of ordinary people and nations. [3] Rather, this chapter will focus on the complicated but discrete intersection of religion and mass psychology, and the way sacred beliefs can be used to intensify violence and warfare or mitigate against violence and serve the cause of reconciliation and peace between groups and nations in conflict.
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