CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM IN THE SEARCH FOR PEACE IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

This study attempts to critically analyze the role that Christianity and Islam have played in the search for peace in Mindanao as represented by various Christian and Islamic religious organizations which have been deeply involved in the Mindanao peace process since postcolonial era up to the presen...

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Main Authors: , JERSON BENIA NARCISO, M.TH., , Dr. Fatimah Husein
Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013
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Online Access:https://repository.ugm.ac.id/119300/
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Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Summary:This study attempts to critically analyze the role that Christianity and Islam have played in the search for peace in Mindanao as represented by various Christian and Islamic religious organizations which have been deeply involved in the Mindanao peace process since postcolonial era up to the present. The study seeks to identify common values and principles of peace and justice inherent to Christianity and Islam which could be harnessed toward the establishment of a shared theological and political agenda, upon which, cooperation and collaborative works for peace and development in Mindanao could be anchored. Analysis of the socio-economic, political, religious, and cultural context reigning in Mindanao as well as the role that Christianity and Islam have played in the peace process is made from the perspective of a Christian and Islamic theology of liberation. To achieve this purpose, the study employs three methodological approaches namely: socio-analytical approach