Bridge or Barrier Religion, Violence and Visions for Peace

Gerrie ter Haar Ph.D. (Utrecht), is Professor of Religion, Human Rights and Social Change at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. She is the author of several books. Her latest work is Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa (2004). She co-edited The Freedom to Do God's Will: Religious Fundamentalism and Social Change(Routledge 2003).
James Busuttil, D.Phil. (Oxford), J.D. (N.Y.U. School of Law), was Associate Professor of International Law and Organization at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. He is now Directorn of the University of London's external Master of Laws Programme. He co-edited The Freedom to Do God's Will: Religious Fundamentalism and Social Change (Routledge, 2003).