Religion and conflict resolution: Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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1. Verfasser: Shore, Megan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, England Ashgate ©2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index
Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part One Setting the Context of the Study; 2 Religious Conflict Resolution and the Case of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission; 3 Apartheid and Christianity; Part Two Evaluating the Role Christianity Played in the TRC; 4 The Role of Christianity in the Implementation of the TRC; 5 Truth and Truth-telling; 6 Reconciliation; 7 Justice; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Chronology of Key Events; Bibliography; Index
This book examines the ambiguous role that Christianity played in South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). It has two objectives: to analyse the role Christianity played in the TRC and to highlight certain consequences that may be instructive to future international conflict resolution processes. Religion and conflict resolution is an area of significant importance. Ongoing conflicts involving Palestinians and Israelis, Muslims and Hindus, and even radical Islamic jihadists and Western countries have heightened the awareness of the potential power of religion to fuel conflict
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 211 pages)
ISBN:0754667596
0754696340
9780754667599
9780754696346

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