Information on "Religious Studies"
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Religion and Peacebuilding
Author: Susan Hayward
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
The field of religious peacebuilding has grown sufficiently large in recent decades that it has become a specialized sector in the field of conflict management. More on «Religion and Peacebuilding»
January 2011
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2011
El Papa ¿Cuántas divisiones tiene?
Author: Arno Tausch
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
Este libro constituye de la aplicación de la tecnología de las ciencias sociales avanzadas a cuestiones de la cultura y religión, en concreto, al catolicismo global. More on «El Papa ¿Cuántas divisiones tiene?»
January 2010
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2010
New Directions in Islamic Thought
Author: Hassan Hanafi
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
This lecture transcript aims to go beyond the popular discourse on Islamic fundamentalism and violent Islam, instead focusing on three clusters of new directions in contemporary Islam. More on «New Directions in Islamic Thought»
January 2009
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30 Jan 2009
Indonesia's Salafist Sufis
Author: Julia Day Howell
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper discusses the Salafist coloration of Sufism, Islam's devotional and mystical tradition. More on «Indonesia's Salafist Sufis» -
2009
Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: Volume 8
Author: Hillel Fradkin, Jean-Pierre Filiu, Hassan Mneimneh, Tony Badran, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Khalid Sindawi, Dina Lisnyansky
Publisher: Hudson Institute
This publication examines different issues related to Islam. More on «Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: Volume 8»
October 2008
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Oct 2008
Abrahamic Alternatives to War
Author: Susan Thistlethwaite, Glen Stassen
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report discusses how Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith traditions could lay the groundwork for non-violent alternatives to conflict resolution. More on «Abrahamic Alternatives to War»
May 2008
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7 May 2008
Roots of Radical Sunni Traditionalism
Author: Karim Douglas Crow
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper reviews historically the relatively obscure trend in Islam known as the Hashwiyah. More on «Roots of Radical Sunni Traditionalism»
February 2008
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15 Feb 2008
Thinking the Unthinkable: The Modernization and Reform of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia
Author: Farish A Noor
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper examines the reform of higher education in Indonesia, with a particular focus on developments during the Suharto era (1970-1998). More on «Thinking the Unthinkable: The Modernization and Reform of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia»
October 2007
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1 Oct 2007
Ngruki Revisited: Modernity and its Discontents at the Pondok Pesantren al-Mukmin of Ngruki, Surakarta
Author: Farish A Noor
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper examines the Pondok Pesantren al-Mukmin of Ngruki, Surakarta, one of the most notorious religious boarding schools of Indonesia. More on «Ngruki Revisited: Modernity and its Discontents at the Pondok Pesantren al-Mukmin of Ngruki, Surakarta» -
Oct 2007
Islam and Civil Society: Case Studies from Jordan and Egypt
Author: Sara Lei Sparre, Marie Juul Petersen
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This report provides an empirical examination of the role of Muslim civil society organizations through two case studies in Jordan and Egypt. More on «Islam and Civil Society: Case Studies from Jordan and Egypt»
