Religion as a Conversation Starter: Interreligious Dialogue for Peacebuilding in the Balkans (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826439024)

Religion as a Conversation Starter is the first comprehensive analysis of the present state of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in Southeast Europe. It is based on empirically grounded and policy-oriented research, carried out throughout the Balkans. The study maps recent interreligious relations in this part of the world, throwing light on both the achievements and challenges of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in particular, and offering a set of up-to-date policy recommendations, whilst contributing to a greater understanding of the local particularities and how they relate to broader trends transnationally. Interreligious dialogue has been a central tool in the continuous international efforts to promote peaceful living together in multicultural and multireligious societies. This fascinating monograph explores the place of interreligious dialogue as a primary method in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and will be of interest to scholars of religious and peace studies, as well as those who advocate and carry out organized interventions in religion-related spheres.

Author: Ina Merdjanova,Patrice Brodeur
ISBN-10: 0826439020
ISBN-13: 9780826439024
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d