Islam and peacemaking in the Midde East /
Nathan C. Funk and Abdul Aziz Said
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009
- x, 305 p. ; 23 cm.
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
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index
9781588265692 (hardcover : alk. paper) RM330.23
2008-023388
Peace--Religious aspects--Islam Islam--Relations
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century