Open AccessThe Role of Faith in Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution
Author(s) -
Abdul Aziz Said,
Nathan C. Funk
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
peace and conflict studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1082-7307
DOI - 10.46743/1082-7307/2002.1022
Subject(s) - peacemaking , faith , conflict resolution , privilege (computing) , common ground , honor , environmental ethics , diversity (politics) , sociology , humanism , spirituality , conflict resolution research , cross cultural psychology , political science , epistemology , social psychology , social science , law , psychology , anthropology , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science , operating system
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’.