Abstract:
This thesis will address two related questions: one regarding conflict analysis and the
other conflict resolution. As instruments for analyzing religious-based conflict, what are
the possibilities and limitations of: 1.) Theologies of the Other and the ethical grounds for
interreligious dialogue, 2.) Fowler's theory of faith development for individuals, and 3.)
Rothbart & Korostelina's theory of axiological difference for groups? As a theory
informing interreligious dialogue as a means of addressing religious-based conflict, what
are the possibilities and limitations for hermeneutical theory in the tradition of Hans-
Georg Gadamer? This study will conclude by identifying opportunities for incorporating
the findings of this research and possibilities for future research during the author's
follow-on assignment as the World Religions Instructor at the United States Army
Chaplain Center and School.
