Religion, Intolerance, and Conflict
A Scientific and Conceptual Investigation
Published on 30. May 2013
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-19-964091-1 (ISBN)
Description
The relationship between religion, intolerance and conflict has been the subject of intense discussion, particularly in the wake of the events of 9-11 and the ongoing threat of terrorism. This book contains original papers written by some of the world's leading scholars in anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and theology exploring the scientific and conceptual dimensions of religion and human conflict.
Authors investigate the following themes: the role of religion in promoting social cohesion and the conditions under which it will tend to do so; the role of religion in enabling and exacerbating conflict between different social groups and the conditions under which it will tend to do so; and the policy responses that we may be able to develop to ameliorate violent conflict and the limits to compromise between different religions. The book also contains two commentaries that distill, synthesize and critically evaluate key aspects of the individual chapters and central themes that run throughout the volume.
The volume will be of great interest to all readers interested in the phenomenon of religious conflict and to academics across a variety of disciplines, including religious studies, philosophy, psychology, theology, cognitive science, anthropology, politics, international relations, and evolutionary biology.
Authors investigate the following themes: the role of religion in promoting social cohesion and the conditions under which it will tend to do so; the role of religion in enabling and exacerbating conflict between different social groups and the conditions under which it will tend to do so; and the policy responses that we may be able to develop to ameliorate violent conflict and the limits to compromise between different religions. The book also contains two commentaries that distill, synthesize and critically evaluate key aspects of the individual chapters and central themes that run throughout the volume.
The volume will be of great interest to all readers interested in the phenomenon of religious conflict and to academics across a variety of disciplines, including religious studies, philosophy, psychology, theology, cognitive science, anthropology, politics, international relations, and evolutionary biology.
Reviews / Votes
The book is exemplary in that it successfully brings together a variety of diverse intellectual positions regarding a rather difficult and extremely relevant question, namely, whether religion is a force for the promotion of tolerance or intolerance. * John Friday, The Heythrop Journal * A superb book, full of high-quality contributions that provide both an introduction for newcomers and a state-of-the-art handbook for specialists in these important debates. * George Crowder, Politics and Religion *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Students and scholars of religious studies, philosophy, psychology, theology, cognitive science, anthropology, politics, international relations, and evolutionary biology. General readers interested in the latest research on the phenomenon of religious conflict
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
619 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-964091-1 (9780199640911)
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Additional editions
Steve Clarke | Russell Powell | Julian Savulescu
Religion, Intolerance, and Conflict
A Scientific and Conceptual Investigation
E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€34.99
Available for download
Persons
Steve Clarke, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Australia and Research Fellow, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.;Russell Powell, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Boston University;Julian Savulescu, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
Editor
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Australia and Research Fellow, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Boston University
Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
Content
1. Religion, Tolerance and Intolerance: Views from Across the Disciplines ; 2. Religion, Cohesion, and Hostility ; 3. The Origin of Religion as a Small-Scale Phenomenon ; 4. The Virtues of Intolerance: Is Religion an Adaptation for War? ; 5. Individual Religion, Tolerance, and Universal Compassion ; 6. Social-Psychological Aspects of Religion and Prejudice: Evidence from Survey and Experimental Research ; 7. Religion and the Origins of Anti-Atheist Prejudice ; 8. Religion, 'Religion', and Tolerance ; 9. Freedom, Toleration and the Naturalness of Religion ; 10. Religious Disagreement and Religious Accommodation ; 11. The View from the East Pole: Buddhist and Confucian Tolerance. ; 12. How Religion Undermines Compromise ; 13. The Limits of Religious Tolerance A Secular View ; Commentaries ; A: Religion and Intolerance: A Critical Commentary ; B: Religion, Intolerance and Conflict: Practical Implications for Social Policy