Conviction and Conflict - by Michael Nazir-Ali (Paperback)

About the Book

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

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

'this is a fine work by a critical friend of Muslims. It could profitably be read alongside Ziauddin Sardar's Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a sceptical Muslim'--Sanford Lakoff "Church Times "

"With his background in Pakistan and close knowledge of both Islam and Christian theology, Nazir-Ali is well placed to write on the contribution religion is making to conflict in the world"--Sanford Lakoff "Church Of England Newspaper "

"[T]his book is a worthwhile guide for any Christian who is grappling with contemporary developments in the world from a religious perspective." Reviewed by David Parker in Evangelical Review of Theology, January 2008

"Anglican Bishop Nazir-Ali, born of Christian and Islamic parentage, speaks with integrity to the issue of social justice, politics, and the interplay of religious conviction born of a certain multiculturalism in the modern experience. This book is erudite and thoughtful, intellectually and politically/socially well-informed and assumes the same of its audience. Recommended for modern religion and international relations collections." -Library Journal, May 2006"

About the Author

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali holds Pakistani as well as British citizenship and was the first non-white diocesan bishop in the Church of England. He has studied, researched and taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Karachi, Cambridge and Oxford. Before becoming Bishop of Rochester, he worked as a priest and as a bishop in Pakistan, and was General Secretary of the Church Mission Society.