Islam and peacemaking in the Middle East

Islam and peacemaking in the Middle East / Nathan C. Funk and Abdul Aziz Said.

Author/creator	Funk, Nathan C.
Other author/creator	Said, Abdul Aziz.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
Description	x, 305 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Peace--Religious aspects --Islam. Islam--Relations. Middle East--Politics and government --21st century.

Contents	Introduction -- The context : transformations in Islamic-Western relations -- The need for a new story -- Religious resources for peacemaking : engaging Islam -- Islamic peace paradigms -- Peace through coercion : the problem of force in Islamic politics -- Peace through equity : Islamic perspectives on a just and cooperative world order -- Peace through conciliation : forms of Islamic conflict resolution -- Peace through nonviolence : a paradigm of peaceful striving -- Peace through universalism : Islamic spirituality and the culture of peace -- Recommendations -- Preparing for peace -- An agenda for Islamic-Western cooperation.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index.
LCCN	2008023388
ISBN	9781588265692 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1588265692 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BP190.5 .P34 F86 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold