Introduction / Wim Beuken, Karl-Josef Kuschel
The cult of violence in the name of religion : a panorama / François Houtart
I. Religion and violence : outbreak and overcoming. Africa : Rwanda / Paul Nzachayo. Asia : Sri Lanka / Vimal Tirimanna. Europe : Bosnia / Miroslav Volk. Latin America : Guatemala/El Salvador / Jon Sobrino
II. Targets. Women. Excessive violence against women in the name of religion / Hedwig Meyer-Wilmes. The role of women in overcoming violence / Mary Grey. Dissidents. Between violence and dialogue : the religions in the twentieth century / Andrea Riccardi. Overcoming violence in the name of religion (Christianity and Islam) / Hermann Häring.
III. Analyses and conclusions. Working hard to overcome violence in the name of religion / Hermann Häring. Violence as an anthropological constant? : towards a new evaluation / Jean Pierre Wils. Religion as the foundation of ethic of overcoming violence / Raymond Schwager. Documentation : religion and violence / Edward Schillebeeckx.