| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 282 pages) |
| Contents |
Religion, tolerance, and intolerance: views from across the disciplines / Russell Powell and Steve Clarke -- Religion, cohesion, and hostility / Harvey Whitehouse -- The origin of religion as a small-scale phenomenon / R.I.M. Dunbar -- The virtues of intolerance: is religion an adaptation for war? / Dominic D.P. Johnson and Zoey Reeve -- Individual religion, tolerance, and universal compassion / C. Daniel Batson -- Social-psychological aspects of religion and prejudice: evidence from survey and experimental research / Anna-Kaisa Newheiser, Miles Hewstone, Alberto Voci, Katharina Schmid, Andreas Zick, and Beate Küpper -- Religion and the origins of anti-atheist prejudice / Will M. Gervais and Ara Norenzayan -- Religion, "religion," and tolerance / Joshua C. Thurow -- Freedom, toleration, and the naturalness of religion / Roger Trigg -- Religious disagreement and religious accommodation / C.A.J. Coady -- The view from the east pole: Buddhist and Confucian tolerance / Owen Flanagan -- How religion undermines compromise / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong -- The limits of religious tolerance: a secular view / Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu -- Religion and intolerance: a critical commentary / John Pery and Nigel Biggar -- Religion, intolerance, and conflict: practical implications for social policy / Steve Clarke, Russell Powell, and Julian Savulescu |
| Summary |
The relationship between religion, intolerance and conflict is the subject of intense discussion, particularly in the context of the ongoing threat of terrorism. This book contains papers written by scholars in anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and theology exploring the scientific and conceptual dimensions of religion and human conflict |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 11, 2013) |
| Subject |
Religious tolerance.
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War -- Religious aspects.
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Freedom of religion.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Freedom of religion
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Religious tolerance
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects
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War -- Religious aspects
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Religion - General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clarke, Steve, 1964- editor.
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Powell, Russell, editor.
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Savulescu, Julian, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780191662614 |
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0191662615 |
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0191753076 |
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9780191753077 |
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