Pt. 1. Faith-based diplomacy. Introduction: realpolitik expanded / Douglas Johnston ; Faith-based diplomacy and preventive engagement / Douglas Johnston and Brian Cox -- Pt. 2. Applications. Kashmir: has religion a role in making peace? / Ainslie Embree ; Religion and conflict: the case of Buddhism in Sri Lanka / H.L. Seneviratne ; Judaism and peacebuilding in the context of Middle Eastern conflict ; Appendix: Peacemaking qualities of Judaism as revealed in sacred scripture / Marc Gopin ; Christianity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: from ethnic captive to reconciling agent / David A. Steele ; Conflict resolution as a normative value in Islamic law: handling disputes with non-Muslims / Khaled Abou El Fadl ; Conflict resolution as a normative value in Islamic law: application to the Republic of Sudan / Sulayman Nyang and Douglas Johnston -- Pt. 3. Closure. Retrieving the missing dimension of statecraft: religious faith in the service of peacebuilding / R. Scott Appleby