The Role of Faith in Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution

Bibliographic Data

ID12448120
AuthorsAbdul Said (American University, corresponding author), Nathan C Funk (Nova Southeastern University), Nathan Funk
Year2002
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace and Conflict Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1082-7307
PublisherNova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.46743/1082-7307/2002.1022
OpenAlexW1511965762
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

When we speak of the role of faith in cross-cultural conflict resolution, our challenge is to honor the diversity of the world’s humanistic and spiritual traditions while seeking common ground among them. What we aspire towards, in other words, is an agenda for research, dialogue and activism that is global in conception and responsive to common challenges of peacemaking and coexistence within and among the world’s many traditions. It is no longer sufficient for transnational peace agendas to be defined primarily by the cultural experiences and perceived security threats of a particular nation or culture. We need new frameworks for organizing knowledge about religion, culture and spirituality – frameworks that recognize the powerful role that faith and belief play in conflict and conflict resolution, and that do not privilege one culture as ‘normal’ and label another as ‘exceptional’

Common ground · Conflict resolution · Conflict resolution research · Cross-cultural psychology · Diversity (politics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Honor · Humanism · Peacemaking · Political science · Privilege (computing · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology

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