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1 online resource (vi, 269 p.) "Canada's involvement in Afghanistan is the longest martial conflict in its history , precipitated literally overnight by a world changing event in the 2001 9/11 attack in New York City. in 2010, the Afghan 'mission' remains front page news for Canadians, even threatening to undermine the Federal Government due to the so-called 'detainee scandal'. The human cost (Canadian and Afghan), financial burdens and impact on the self-perception of Canadians as a peace keeping 'Middle-Power' are immense and likeliy will form a watershed in Canadian history. And yet, the 'mission' remains little crutinized by faith communities, and further, left as a non-conversation for many and the domain of a nebulous foreign policy and largely toothless Manley Report. This volume is the first such major attempt by the Centre for Public Theology to bring together theologians, philosophers, faith leaders, NGOs, politicians and other academics from sociology, politics and peace-keeping in order to dialogue about the impact of the Afghan 'mission'. These papers form much of the conversation of a conference held in May 2009 at the Centre for Public Theology. The papers offer reflections on the Manley Report, investigations on the theological and philosophical issues at play in Canada's response, interaction with Canada's shift from 'peace-keeping' to 'war-fighting' and the new NATO mandate, thoughts on the role of Islamic nations and analysis of the role of the Abrahamic faith communities in this wider Canadian conversation"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of dust jacket. Introduction / Gary D. Badcock and Darren C. Marks -- Warfighting, counterinsurgency and peacekeeping in Afghanistan : three strategies examined in the light of Just War theory / A. Walter Dorn -- The NATO Club and Afghanistan : northern, rich, and white nations defend the Imperial Palace / Erika Simpson -- Muslim opposition to the war in Afghanistan : the case(s) of Bangladesh and Turkey / Rashed Chrowdhury -- Afghanistan's villages and districts : notes on a forgotten priority / Remmelt C. Hummelen -- Inculturation and intervention in Afghanistan : perspectives from contextual theology / Christopher Hrynkow -- Death, interpretation and prophecy / Howard Adelman -- No choice but to confront Afghanistan : theological reflections on the impasse between policy and theology / Darren C. Marks -- Reason, the moral order and inter-religious dialogue : Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg lecture / Craig A. Carter -- Christian realism and its limits / Gary D. Badcock -- Reconciliation and the "war" on terror : Canadian churches respond to 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan / Ernie Regehr -- Many faiths, one planet : the perils and possibilities of religion in a fragile world / John Douglas Hall. edited by Gary D. Badcock and Darren C. Marks. "This volume is based on the May, 2009 Conference of the Centre for Public Theology at Huron University College, London, Ontario"--P. [vii]. Includes bibliographical references. a-af--- Peace-building, Canadian Afghanistan Congresses Peace-building Religious aspects Congresses Afghan War, 2001- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace JZ5584.C26 W37 2010eb 327.1720971 Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010 (DLC) 2010551495 (OCoLC)659240580 9781443824347 (electronic bk.) 1443824348 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532345 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532345 N$T 130225 20200709055733.0 ocn828424438