Islam and peacemaking in the middle east

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index.

Introduction -- The context : transformations in Islamic-Western relations -- The need for a new story -- Religious resources for peacemaking : engaging Islam -- Islamic peace paradigms -- Peace through coercion : the problem of force in Islamic politics -- Peace through equity : Islamic perspectives on a just and cooperative world order -- Peace through conciliation : forms of Islamic conflict resolution -- Peace through nonviolence : a paradigm of peaceful striving -- Peace through universalism : Islamic spirituality and the culture of peace -- Recommendations -- Preparing for peace -- An agenda for Islamic-Western cooperation.