Of religion in conflict

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The role of religion in conflict and peacebuilding has all too 
often been depicted in binary terms: it is seen as a source either 
of violence or of reconciliation. This simplification obscures the 
complexity of the subject and shows that there is no common 
understanding of the central terms of the debate. Religion is never 
a static or isolated entity but should rather be understood as a fluid 
system of variables, contingent upon a large number of contextual 
and historical factors. By observing how religion operates and 
interacts with other aspects of the human experience at the global, 
institutional, group and individual levels, this report aims to gain 
a more nuanced understanding of its role (or potential role) in 
both conflict and peacebuilding.
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• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• About the Authors
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Definitions
• 3. Methodology
• 4. Literature review 
• 5. Case study I: Religion and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• 6. Case study II: Mali
• 7. Case study III: Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 8. Conclusions
• 9. Recommendations for policymakers and future research
• 10. Bibliography