Christianity and Islam: Lessons from Africa

From: Brigham Young University Law Review | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

J. Paul Martin*

I. INTRODUCTION

As we end the twentieth century there is a resurgence of interest in religion and the role it plays in our lives.l Religion and, unfortunately conflicts that are religiously defined have returned to center stage in world politics.2 After years of neglect, more academics are examining religious beliefs and practices. They recognize, perhaps, the de facto role religion plays in the lives of large segments of the earth's population and in the decisions of many world leaders.

Certain works and the popular press have suggested an inherently conflicting ...

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