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Suggests that the parties must be able to envision a new approach to dealing with contested space based on the monotheistic program that God is the owner of space, not human beings, and that one's residence on sacred space depends exclusively on one's moral behavior and approach to fundamental questions of justice, compassion, and humility.

Religion has a dual legacy in human history regarding peace and violence. Conflict resolution theory must examine more systematically the decision‐making of religious actors and leaders in order for strategies of peacemaking to be effective in the relevant contexts. It is the argument here that the study of religion and conflict resolution will yield an important new field of inquiry. A series of topics need to be addressed, including the mixture of religious and pragmatic motivations in behavior, the struggle between intracommunal moral values and other traditional values that generate conflict, multifaith dialogue and pluralism as conflict resolution strategies, the sociopolitical impact of religious leadership on conflict generation and resolution, the limited scope of religious ethics in regard to the rejection of nonbelievers and traditional outgroups, and the promising role of interpretation of sacred tradition in generating peacemaking strategies.

In global security today, religion is not only part of the problem but also part of the solution. This book explores positive nexus points between religion and security, paying particular attention to the resources within the Abrahamic faith traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that foster sustainable peace