Included here is a listing of resources related to the topic of Faith and Violence, including original content, commentary, articles and podcasts. |
| Yale's Faith And Globalization Resources |
 Video | Humanizing the other |
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| Peter Kuzmic
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| Professor Kuzmic responds to a student's question about the various ways religious and secular values can be mobilized to promote a concern for human life. |
| Video | Religion as a category of analysis |
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| H.L. Seneviratne
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| Professor Seneviratne responds to a student's question about whether it is even useful for the international community to analyze the conflict in Sri Lanka through the lens of religion. |
| Video | Class Discussion: Faith and violence |
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| Miroslav Volf, H.L. Seneviratne
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| After introductory remarks by Miroslav Volf on the interplay of religion, globalization forces, and violence, H.L. Seneviratne (University of Virginia) discusses the civil strife in Sri Lanka, and Peter Kuzmic (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary) reviews the factors at play in the conflict in the Balkans. |
| Video | H. L. Seneviratne on the state of violence in Sri Lanka |
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| Lisa Tepper-Bates, H. L. Seneviratne
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| Lisa Tepper-Bates speaks with H. L. Seneviratne of the University of Virginia concerning the state of violence in Sri Lanka. Mr. Seneviratne reflects on Buddhism and Hinduism's relationships to violent struggle as well as the confluence of economic and political factors which are fueling tensions on the ground. |
| Video | Peter Kuzmic on conflict in the Balkans |
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| Miroslav Volf, Peter Kuzmic
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| Miroslav Volf speaks with Peter Kuzmic of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary about the conflict in the Balkans. Kuzmic discusses the dynamics of ethnic and religious nationalism in the post-Soviet bloc and ways special interest groups manipulate such rhetoric for their own ends. |
| Video | Faith and Violence |
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| Miroslav Volf
| September 6, 2008
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| The destructive potential of faiths and their capacity to divide communities is more acutely felt in our closely interconnected world. Investigate the conditions under which faiths contribute to conflict and the possibilities for preventing these negative outcomes. |
| A Look At Kosovo Independence |
| National Geographic
| February 19, 2008
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| This video records the events surrounding Kosovo's final distancing from Yugoslavia, the declaration of its own independence and the internal and external political strife that resulted from the move. |
| Identity and Violence |
| Tech Nation podcast with Moira Gunn
| May 8, 2008
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| Moira Gunn speaks with Nobel Laureate Dr. Amartya Sen about his latest book, 'Identity and Violence' and together they examine the relationship between religion and government |
| Faith’s Civil Wars |
| Ralph Peters; USA Today Blog (op ed)
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| Peters offers a brief reflection on the need for the world’s religions to overcome their tendencies toward internal violence in light of globalization. |
| Religion and Violence |
| Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett
| August 4, 2005
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| Religious extremism drives some of the most intractable conflicts around the world. Miroslav Volf knows this shadow side of the Christian faith in his personal history. In this audio clip he'll speak about what goes wrong when religion turns violent, and why, he believes, the cure for religious zealotry is not less religion but more religion — or rather stronger and more intelligent practices of faith. |
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