Conviction and Conflict

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali is an authority on the rôle of religion in conflict and peace-making. Here, he gets to the roots of such conflict.

Considers the nature of dialogue in the light of the history of relations between people of different faiths, particularly Muslims and Christians. This work argues for a wide exchange between cultures and countries, but always with a respect for the integrity of religions and cultures, especially of Islam and Christianity.Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali was born to a Muslim mother and a Christian father. He studied theology at Cambridge, going on to become only the second non-white bishop in England and the first diocesan bishop. He is a consultant to the Prime Minister on Muslim affairs. Nazir-Ali sets out fundamental guidelines on the role of religion in society and its relationship to nationalism, ideology and political institutions, and examines Christian-Muslim dialogue with particular relationship to the rise of Arab, Indian and Turkish nationalism. Of particular concern is the relationship of religion to law and the justifiability of armed conflict.