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This page provides bibliography and links to studies on Islamic ideas and practice of peace. Selections are hyperlinked to the WorldCat online catalog, which provides complete listings of libraries holding this title, and links to other resources.
 

Texts

  1. •Malik, Riaz Ahmad. Mercy Justice and Peace: Selected Quotations from the Qur’an. Houston: ILM Publications, 2005.

  2. •Sehested, Kenneth L., and Terri Harris. Peace Primer: Quotes from Islamic & Christian Scripture & Tradition. Nyack, NY: Muslim Peace Fellowship, 2002.

  3. •Waugh, Earle H. Peace As Seen in the Qur’an. Occasional papers (Ecumenical Institute, Tantur, no. 3. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1986.


Bibliography

  1. •Abu-Nimer, Mohammed. Nonviolence and Peace Building in Islam Theory and Practice. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003.

  2. •Ahmad, Mirza Tahir. Islam’s Response to Contemporary Issues. Tilford, Surrey, UK: Islam International, 1997.

  3. •Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana. The Promotion of World Peace. The Role of Religion: A Collection of Speeches Delivered at the 73rd National Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, from 22nd to 24th March, 2002, at Bustan-E-Ahmad, Accra. Accra, Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, 2002.

  4. •Bangura, Abdul Karim. Islamic Sources of Peace. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2004.

  5. •Boase, Roger. Islam and Global Dialogue: Religious Pluralism and the Pursuit of Peace. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate, 2005.

  6. •Caudhari, Sudhamsu. Islam and Peace in the 21st Century. Lucknow [India]: Institute for Sustainable Development, 2004.

  7. •Chilton, Bruce. Abraham’s Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. New York: Doubleday, 2008.

  8. •Comprehensive Security Dialogue Project (South Asia), and Delhi Policy Group. War and Peace in Islam: Seminar Proceedings February 2002. New Delhi: Delhi Policy Group, 2003.

  9. •Delhi Policy Group. War and Peace in Islam: Seminar Proceedings February 2002 : Comprehensive Security Dialogue Project. New Delhi: Delhi Policy Group, 2002.

  10. •Devaney, Jessica Leigh. “A Dialogical Roadmap to Peace: Israeli and Palestinian Feminists Building Bridges to Peace in the Shadow of the Wall. “Thesis (M.A.). Wake Forest University. Dept. of Religion, 2006.

  11. •Dudley, William. The Middle East: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004.

  12. •Engineer, Asgharali. On Developing Theology of Peace in Islam. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 2005.

  13. •Falahi, Tauqir Alam. The Quranic Concept of War and Peace. New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors, 2004.

  14. •Faridzadeh, Mehdi. Philosophies of Peace and Just War in Greek Philosophy and Religions of Abraham Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New York, NY: Global Scholarly Publications, 2004.

  15. •Hamill, Clare. “A Critical Appraisal of International Peacekeeping and the Role of Women in Afghanistan. Thesis (LL.M.).” Center for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School, 2002.

  16. •Hashmi, Sohail Humayun. “The Islamic Ethics of War and Peace.” Thesis (Ph.D.). Harvard University, 1996.

  17. •Heck, Gene W. The Islamic Code of Conduct for War and Peace: An Inquiry into the Doctrinal Prescriptions of Islam in the Conduct of Foreign Policy. Riyadh: King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 2006.

  18. •Heft, James. Beyond Violence: Religious Sources of Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Abrahamic dialogues series, no. 1. New York: Fordham University Press, 2004.

  19. •Irani, George Emile, and Nathan C. Funk. Rituals of Reconciliation: Arab-Islamic Perspectives. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Studies, 2000.

  20. •Kelsay, John. Arguing the Just War in Islam. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007.

  21. •Khan, Intakhab Alam. Peace, Philosophy and Islam. Delhi, India: Academic Excellence, 2007.

  22. •Khan, Vahiduddin. Islam and Peace. New Delhi: Goodword Books, 2004.

  23. •Koylu, Mustafa. “Theological Foundations of Peace Education in Islam: Towards an Educational Theory and Practice. A Final Document Submitted to the Doctoral Studies Committee in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Missiology.” Dayton, OH: United Theological Seminary, 1997.

  24. •Köylü, Mustafa. Islam and Its Quest for Peace: Jihad, Justice and Education. Cultural heritage and contemporary change, v. 15. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2003.

  25. •Kronish, Ronald, and Deb Arnold. Toward the Third Millennium Trialogue in Jerusalem: Jews, Christians and Muslims. Jerusalem: Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, 1999.

  26. •Privette, Amanda Lee. “Sisters Across Borders: Israeli and Palestinian Women Working for Peace and Gender Equity: Senior Honors Thesis.” Thesis (B.S.). Appalachian State University, 2003.

  27. •Qureshi, Ishtiaq Husain. The Religion of Peace. Karachi: Royal Book Co., 1989.

  28. •Qutb, Sayyid. Islam and Universal Peace. Plainfield, IN: American Trust Publications, 1993.

  29. •Randall, Albert B. Theologies of War and Peace Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Toronto Studies in Theology 77. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1998.

  30. •Rashid, Abdul, and Mahmood Ashraf. Islam, the Religion of Tolerance and Peace. Karachi: Global Network for the Promotion of Tolerace, 2004.

  31. •Rocha, Barbara. “Women and Conflict: Lessons Learned and Applications for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Thesis (M.A.). University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2005.

  32. •Royal Academy for Islamic Civilization Research, Al al-Bait Foundation, and Muslim-Christian Consultation. Peace and Justice: Proceedings of the Muslim-Christian Consultation Held in Collaboration with the Orthodox Centre (Chambesy-Switzerland), Chambesy-Switzerland, December 12-15, 1988. Amman: Royal Academy for Islamic Civilization Research (Al Albait Foundation), 1988.

  33. •Safi, Luayy. Peace and the Limits of War: Transcending Classical Conception of Jihad. Herndon, VA: International Institute of Islamic Thought, 2001.

  34. •Said, Abdul Aziz, Nathan C. Funk, and Ayse S. Kadayifci. Islamic Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Peace. The Emirates Occasional Papers, no. 48. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, 2002.

  35. •—. Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2001.

  36. •Shirazi, Muhammad. War, Peace and Non-Violence: An Islamic Perspective. Elmhurst, NY: Tahrike Tarsile Quran, 2001; London: Fountain Books, 2001.

  37. •Singh, Nagendra Kr. Islam: A Religion of Peace. Delhi: Global Vision, 2002.

  38. •Smock, David R. Islamic Perspectives on Peace and Violence. Washington, DC: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2002. <http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19743>.

  39. •Woodberry, John Dudley, and Robin Basselin. Resources for Peacemaking in Muslim-Christian Relations: Contributions from the Conflict Transformation Project. Pasadena, CA: Fuller Seminary Press, 2006.

  40. •Woodberry, John Dudley, Osman Zümrüt, and Mustafa Köylü. Muslim and Christian Reflections on Peace: Divine and Human Dimensions. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2005.

  41. •Yesufu, T. M. World Inter-Religious Crisis: An Islamic Initiative for Peace. Lagos: West African Book Publishers, 2005.

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