Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict

This volume analyzes discourses in which religion is used to legitimize political violence. The research centers on both premodern and modern Islam and Christianity outside the post-industrial world, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Latin America, thus filling a gap in the existing literature. The resulting study and its contribution to conflict resolution is relevant for academics and political practitioners alike.

The subject of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East and indeed in the West attracts much academic and media attention. Nowhere is this more the case than in Egypt, which has the largest Christian community in the Middle East, estimated at 6-10 per cent of the national population. Henrik Lindberg Hansen analyzes this relationship, offering an examination of the nature and role of religious dialogue in Egyptian society and politics. Analysing the three main religious organizations and institutions in Egypt (namely the Azhar University, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Coptic Orthodox...

This is the first study to bring space into conversation with religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary world. Lily Kong and Orlando Woods argue that because space is both a medium and an outcome of religious activity, it is integral to understanding processes of religious competition, conflict and violence. The book explores how religious groups make claims to both religious and secular spaces, and examines how such claims are managed, negotiated and contested by the state and by other secular and religious agencies. It also examines how globalisation has given rise...

Born into a Christian family in Lebanon, author AK has seen his country torn apart by religious intolerance-and yet refuses to buy into the blame game himself. He defied everyone, and married the love of his life, a Muslim; and while the couple's families eventually chose to accept their union, they still face the constant question: what are your kids going to be?

In an effort to confront the deeper question that spurs most religious debate-which religion is "the one"?-AK wrote "Forgive Me God, But I Did Not Choose," a unique book detailing his personal experiences navigating the...