Julia Köbrich / Lisa Hoffmann

What Do We Know about Religion and Interreligious Peace?: A Review of the Quantitative Literature

Politics and Religion | 2023


  • Abstract

    Interreligious relations remain an important dimension of human coexistence and we currently observe an increase in religiously motivated violence and discrimination. Hence, we need to better understand determinants of interreligious peace. Building on a new concept of interreligious peace which includes but exceeds the absence of interreligious physical violence, we provide a systematic review of 83 quantitative empirical studies examining religious determinants of interreligious physical violence, hostile attitudes, threat perceptions, trust, and cooperation. We find that religious ideas foster or hinder interreligious peace depending on their content. Religious identities have negative effects but must be considered in context. Evidence regarding the role of religious practice is mixed and the role of religious actors and institutions remains understudied. Our results show the need for (1) more conceptual clarity, (2) replications in different contexts, (3) research on dimensions of religion beyond identities, and (4) a better integration of different strands of literature.

    Forschungsschwerpunkte

    Journal

    Politics and Religion

    Jahrgang/Band

    16

    Nummer

    4

    Seiten

    708-732

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