Religious Authorities and Practices of Conflict Resolution

Carla Bagnoli is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, currently on a three-year secondment at the National Academy Lincei, affiliated with the International Center Beniamino Segre, where she is conducting a research project on global conflicts. She is also Professorial Fellow of Zentrum für Ethik und Philosophie in der Praxis LMU. Vincenzo Pacillo is Professor of Law and Religion in the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Studies at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He is Director of ORFECT, an interdepartmental center for studies on freedom of religion and cultural pluralism (www.orfect.unimore.it).

• Introduction Part I: Authority and Agency in Religious Conflicts 1. Religious Conflict and the Dynamics of Normative Authority 2. Conflict over Religious Authority: An Economic Approach 3. An Islamic Perspective on Authority and Equal Standing 4. Aquinas, Authority, and Tradition 5. Religious Conflicts: Ethical or Political? 6. The Economics of Religious Conflicts 7. Religious Conflicts Examined Through a Hinge-Theoretic Framework 8. A Negotiation-Theoretic Approach to Religious Conflicts Part II: Normative Practices of Religious Conflict Resolution 9. Alternative Religious Communities: Belonging and Authority in Deradicalization Processes and Micro-peace in the Levant 10. Reconciling State Churches and Freedom of Religion Under International Law 11. Exploring Conflicts Between Religious and Secular Normative “Worlds” in Family Life Disputes 12. Bridges of Belief: The Role of Religious Cultural Heritage in Fostering Interreligious Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence 13. Religion, Arts, and Conflict Transformation: Mining the Gold of the Possible