1st Edition
Religious Authorities and Practices of Conflict Resolution
Introduction
Carla Bagnoli and Vincenzo Pacillo
Part I: Authority and Agency in Religious Conflicts
1. Dynamics of Authority in Religious Conflicts: A Constructivist Account
Carla Bagnoli
2. Conflict over Religious Authority: An Economic Approach
Michael McBride
3. An Islamic Perspective on Authority and Equal Standing
Hajj Muhammad Legenhausen
4. Aquinas, Authority, and Tradition
Paul O’Grady
5. Religious Conflicts: Ethical or Political?
Faviola Rivera Castro
6. The Economics of Religious Conflicts
Sriya Iyer
7. Religious Conflicts Examined Through a Hinge-Theoretic Framework
Annalisa Coliva
8. A Negotiation-Theoretic Approach to Religious Conflicts
Massimo Neri
Part II: Normative Practices of Religious Conflict Resolution
9. Alternative Religious Communities: Belonging and Authority in Deradicalization Processes and Micro-peace in the Levant
Scott Gustafson and Rik Peels
10. Reconciling State Churches and Freedom of Religion under International Law
Paolo Vargiu
11. Religious vs. Secular Normative “Worlds” in Family Disputes
Silvia Angeletti
12. Bridges of Belief: The Role of Religious Cultural Heritage in Fostering Interreligious Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence
Vincenzo Pacillo
13. Religion, Arts, and Conflict Transformation: Mining the Gold of the Possible
Michelle LeBaron
Biography
Carla Bagnoli is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, currently on a three-year secondment at the National Academy Lincei, affiliated with the International Center Beniamino Segre, where she is conducting a research project on global conflicts. She is also Professorial Fellow of Zentrum für Ethik und Philosophie in der Praxis LMU.
Vincenzo Pacillo is Professor of Law and Religion in the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Studies at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He is Director of ORFECT, an interdepartmental center for studies on freedom of religion and cultural pluralism (www.orfect.unimore.it).
