The Multifaith Movement: Global Risks and Cosmopolitan Solutions

Anna Halafoff

ISBN 10: 9400796951 / ISBN 13: 9789400796959

Published by Springer, 2014

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The Multifaith Movement: Global Risks and Cosmopolitan Solutions | Anna Halafoff | Taschenbuch | xvi | Englisch | 2014 | Springer | EAN 9789400796959 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Multifaith Movement: Global Risks and Cosmopolitan Solutions
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9400796951
• ISBN 13: 9789400796959
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 12D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 312 grams
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Synopsis

This book documents the ultramodern rise of the multifaith movement, as mulitfaith initiatives have been increasingly deployed as cosmopolitan solutions to counter global risks such as terrorism and climate change at the turn of the 21^st century. These projects aim to enhance common security, particularly in Western societies following the events of September 11, 2001 and the July 2005 London bombings, where multifaith engagement has been promoted as a strategy to counter violent extremism. The author draws on interviews with 56 leading figures in the field of multifaith relations, including Paul Knitter, Eboo Patel, Marcus Braybrooke, Katherine Marshall, John Voll and Krista Tippett.

 

Identifying the principle aims of the multifaith movement, the analysis explores the benefits―and challenges―of multifaith engagement, as well as the effectiveness of multifaith initiatives in countering the process of radicalization. Building on notions of cosmopolitanism, thework proposes a new theoretical framework termed ‘Netpeace’, which recognizes the interconnectedness of global problems and their solutions. In doing so, it acknowledges the capacity of multi-actor peacebuilding networks, including religious and state actors, to address the pressing dilemmas of our times. The primary intention of the book is to assist in the formation of new models of activism and governance, founded on a ‘politics of understanding’ modeled by the multifaith movement.

About the Author

Dr. Anna Halafoff is a lecturer at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University in Sociology, the Master of Counter Terrorism Studies and the Master of Islamic Studies programs. She is also a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific at Monash. Anna was recognised as a United Nations Alliance of Civilisations Global Expert in the fields of multifaith relations and religion and peacebuilding in 2011.