Based on papers presented at a 1998 conference held in Auschwitz and sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University, this volume focuses on the role that religion plays in cultivating peace or promoting violence.
Contents: Preface / Joseph H. Ehrenkranz -- Opening remarks / Anthony J. Cernera, Franciszek Cardinal Macharski, Archbishop Jeremiasz -- Part I. The problem of violence -- The problem of religion, violence, and peace: an uneasy trilogy / David L. Coppola -- Blood and hope / Samuel Pisar -- Anger and courage: a reply to Samuel Pisar / Elisabeth Maxwell -- Fundamentalism as a precursor to violence / Martin E. Marty -- Part II. The possibility of peace in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- The roots of peace in the Torah / Rene-Samuel Sirat -- The roots of peace in the New Testament / Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly -- The roots of peace in the Qur\u27an / Amira Shamma Abdin -- Part III. Bridges to greater understanding -- The role of religion in the pursuit of peace / David Rosen -- Pastoral reflections / William Cardinal Keeler -- The great jubilee: a time of remembrance / Georges Cottier.https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/shupress_bks/1007/thumbnail.jp
