Archive for the 'Religion' Category

The Law of Damages and Our Spiritual Traditions

Posted by F. Peter Phillips on February 28, 2010 under Religion

It’s my turn to teach First Day School (what Quakers call Sunday School) for the past few weeks.  And as usual I’m having more fun than the kids are.  The King James Version of the Bible has been a favorite ever since I took Prof. Bond’s course on “The Bible as Literature” at Dartmouth (before the Punic Wars, it sometimes seems) and it is a delight to revisit that wonderful collection of superb writing.

Looking through the story of Moses has stirred some concerns, though, about what we Americans think justice is, and what we use the law to accomplish.  In particular, I wonder whether we have lost our fundamental cultural moorings a bit when it comes to our response to being injured. Read more »

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Muslim Law: Negotiation and Mediation in a Different Context

Posted by F. Peter Phillips on December 26, 2009 under Conflict Resolution, International, Mediation, Religion

The third and final student paper I intend to share addresses the emergence of Islamic law in countries that are, or promise to be, important trade partners with western businesses.  Read more »

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Quakers and Conflict Transformation

Posted by F. Peter Phillips on July 14, 2009 under Conflict Resolution, Religion

Over the past 18 months I have been getting more and more involved with the “Conflict Transformation Committee” of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.  That’s like Quakers.  Like the oatmeal.  And it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Read more »

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