Islam and peacemaking in the Middle East /
Nathan C. Funk and Abdul Aziz Said.
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
- x, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index.
Introduction -- The context : transformations in Islamic-Western relations -- The need for a new story -- Religious resources for peacemaking : engaging Islam -- Islamic peace paradigms -- Peace through coercion : the problem of force in Islamic politics -- Peace through equity : Islamic perspectives on a just and cooperative world order -- Peace through conciliation : forms of Islamic conflict resolution -- Peace through nonviolence : a paradigm of peaceful striving -- Peace through universalism : Islamic spirituality and the culture of peace -- Recommendations -- Preparing for peace -- An agenda for Islamic-Western cooperation.