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INCORE Guide to Internet sources on Religion and
Conflict ContentsInclusion in this guide does not imply an endorsement by INCORE of the views expressed in any of these sources. Prime sources (A select list drawn from the categories below)
Prime sourcesThis is a short list of internet sources which have a lot of content relating directly to Religion and Conflict. This list does not imply a recommendation of the sources or an endorsement of the views expressed in any of these sources. It is a select list drawn from the other categories in this document.
The Special Initiative on Religion, Ethics and Human Rights (REHR) was established by the Institute of Peace in 1988 to explore the significance of religion and ideology as both a source of conflict and a source of peace. The site includes conference reports and on-line publications and papers by USIP scholars. http://www.usip.org/research/rehr.html
This is a UK-based news service in partnership with numerous NGOs, and has a number of recent reports related to religion and conflict. http://www.oneowrld.org/news/world/religion.html
The Life & Peace Institute, LPI, is an international and ecumenical centre for peace research and action. Founded in 1985 by the Swedish Ecumenical Council, LPI aims to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars and publications. http://www.life-peace.org
The Mennonites are heavily involved in peace and reconciliation programs all around the world. Their website contains reports on their involvement in religious conflicts, academic essays about religious conflict, bibliographies, and news on global conflicts. http://www.mennonitecc.ca/mcc/programs/churches.html
By David Little, USIP This paper was originally published in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (March-April 1995). It is based on the continuing work sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of religious and related forms of belief in the formation and mobilization of ethnic identity and nationalism. http://www.usip.org/research/rehr/belethnat.html
By Yusuf Bangura A UNRISD paper written in preparation for the World Summit for Social Development that focuses on countries that confront the seemingly intractable problems of social conflict, institutional breakdown and mass alienation. http://www.unrisd.org/engindex/publ/list/op/op6/toc.htm#TopOfPage
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This is a UK-based news service in partnership with numerous NGOs, and has a number of recent reports related to religion and conflict. http://www.oneowrld.org/news/world/religion.html
An PBS website related to the weekly American television program that discusses religion and religious conflict within an ethical context. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/home.html Academic Journals and Publications
Published by ARIL, the Association of Religion and Intellectual Life, the journal runs quarterly, and provides on-line full-text articles, dating back to 1995. The journal itself is interdisciplinary but it provides several pieces on religious conflict. http://www.aril.org/crosscur.htm
The object of COV&R, the Bulletin on the Colloquium of Violence and Religion, is to explore, criticize, and develop the mimetic model of the relationship between violence and religion in the genesis and maintenance of culture. http://info.uibk.ac.at/c/c2/c204/bulletin/ Academic Articles
By Johann Galtung This essay was given at a 1994 UNESCO conference in Barcelona on the contribution of religion to world peace and is reprinted in the online edition of CrossCurrents. http://www.aril.org/galtung.htm
By N.J. Demerath and Karen S. Straight Worldwide, the volatile - and often violent - combination of a religious state with religious politics is on the rise. Of the alternatives, the author finds the secular state with religious politics most promising. But it is increasingly rare. Published in the on-line journal CrossCurrents. http://www.aril.org/Demerath.htm
By David Little, USIP This paper was originally published in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (March-April 1995). It is based on the continuing work sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of religious and related forms of belief in the formation and mobilization of ethnic identity and nationalism. http://www.usip.org/research/rehr/belethnat.html
By David Little, USIP Little explores threee areas of religious nationalism in Bulgaria, Iran, and Sri Lanka. http://www.usip.org/research/rehr/relignat.html
By Yusuf Bangura A UNRISD paper written in preparation for the World Summit for Social Development that focuses on countries that confront the seemingly intractable problems of social conflict, institutional breakdown and mass alienation. http://www.unrisd.org/engindex/publ/list/op/op6/toc.htm#TopOfPage
By Peter Berger This address is the keynote in a series of lectures on "The Impact of Religion on the Politics of the 21st Century" sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center and The Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. http://www.eppc.org/library/litterae/berger.html
By Dínis S. Sengulane and Jaime Pedro Gonçalves This report was found in the online journal, Accord, and looks at the role of Christianity in reconciliation efforts. http://www.c-r.org/cr/acc_moz/sengulane.htm
By the Mennonite Central Committee This essay address the role of Christianity in war and peace throughout its 2000 year history. http://www.mennonitecc.ca/mcc/misc/christians-and-war.html
By David McReynolds This essay discusses the role that Hinduism, including the Bhagavad-Gita and other sacred texts, played in forming Gandhi's non-violent philosophies. http://www.nonviolence.org/board/messages/2133.htm
By M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen This page contains online excerpts from Muhaiyaddeen book emphasizing the value of Islam's purity, of its peacefulness, its unity, its sincerity, its honesty, and the value of its conscience and justice and truth. http://www.bmf.org/pamphlets/iswp/index.html
By Luis O. Gómez Gomez writes that in Buddhism, the principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) projects an ideal of universal peace, which can be expanded to include the notion of a peaceful mind. The logic of Buddhist doctrine in fact places the mind first: religious striving for cosmic order and harmony takes place in the mind. In most Western traditions, the mind is part of the world, and there is a moral imperative to preserve that world. Early Buddhist saw it differently: the world is preserved in the mind, and the imperative is for mental cultivation. http://www.algonet.se/~jviklund/gandhi/ENG.NV.ahimsa.html#1 Non Governmental Organisations
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation sponsors scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression, and dominance. One of their many areas of interest is in religious conflict. The foundation provides both research grants to established scholars and dissertation fellowships to graduate students. In addition, the foundation sponsors small, interdisciplinary conferences and the HFG Review of research is published online. http://www.hfg.org
NISBCO is a nonprofit service agency sponsored by a broad association of religious bodies who join to protect, defend, and extend the rights of conscientious objectors. The website includes several articles exploring the religious roots of pacifism.. http://www.nonviolence.org/nisbco/ Various sources
The Special Initiative on Religion, Ethics and Human Rights (REHR) was established by the Institute of Peace in 1988 to explore the significance of religion and ideology as both a source of conflict and a source of peace. The site includes conference reports and on-line publications and papers by USIP scholars.
The GDI, at Temple University, supports ecumenical dialogue through a number of different programs and publications.
Dedicated to promoting religious tolerance through the dissemination of information concerning almost every conceivable religion. The site is intended primarily for a North American Christian audience though there are large databases on "world religion" The prime motivation of the group is a concern for the victims of religiously motivated hatred. http://http://www.religioustolerance.org/ocrt_hp.htm
The Life & Peace Institute, LPI, is an international and ecumenical centre for peace research and action. Founded in 1985 by the Swedish Ecumenical Council, LPI aims to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars and publications. http://www.life-peace.org
The Mennonites are heavily involved in peace and reconciliation programs all around the world. Their website contains reports on their involvement in religious conflicts, academic essays about religious conflict, bibliographies, and news on global conflicts. http://www.mennonitecc.ca/mcc/programs/churches.html
The Woodstock Theological Center is an independent nonprofit institute at Georgetown University that engages in theological and ethical reflection on topics of social, economic, business, scientific, cultural, religious, and political importance. The Center does research, conducts conferences and seminars, and publishes books and articles.
The Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies (PACS) is established at FresnoPacific University to promote and assist in the development of cooperative dispute resolution and justice programs within the institutions of the church and society. PACS is rooted in the Hebrew/Christian vision of Shalom (peace and justice) for the church and world and is sponsored by the Mennonite Brethren Churches. http://www.fresno.edu/pacs/
The ICJS is a non-profit organization which concentrates its educational expertise on the dual tasks of disarming religious hatred and establishing models of interfaith understanding. http://www.icjs.org/intro.html
The Irish Council of Churches and The Irish Commission for Justice and Peace website discusses ecumenical relations in Ireland. http://www.niweb.org/icpep/ |
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