@OgeOnubogu Being able to involve voices who are not usually at the table-like women-is powerful.#PulitzerBeyondReligion, Berkley Center (@GUberkleycenter) June 8, 2019. 231 0 obj Web1. <>/P 35 0 R/S/Link>> 204 0 obj Web2 likes, 0 comments - Bahrain News Agency (@bnanewsen) on Instagram: "Sunni Endowments Chairman receives German Muslims Supreme Council Secretary-General Manama, J" Usually guidance to develop our "goodness," to work for peace and harmony <>4]/P 6 0 R/Pg 212 0 R/S/Link>> 1 , Article 4. For example, in my home country, Uganda, the clergy acted as vital mediators during the insurgency of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels against the Ugandan government, a conflict which lasted for nearly 18 years from 1987. While religious involvement in poverty relief and development has had an undeniably darker side throughout history-with aid often given in exchange for religious conversion or proselytism, and institutionalized religion sometimes complicit in oppression of peoples-it plays an The world cannot have peace This African philosophy of unity in diversity stresses the unity or oneness of the whole of creation. Faith-Based Peacebuilding: A Case Study endobj In order to effectively engage religious leaders, Casey said, you have to understand religion in context," because this allows you to fully appreciate the "lived religions" of people from different traditional backgrounds. In that regard, Church leaders and indeed all Christian people need to be part of a system which supports the victims of violence so as to help them rediscover the meaning of life. A decade later religious engagement remains a vital but underdeveloped capacity in U.S. foreign policy, and the strategys 10th anniversary offers a natural opportunity to revitalize strategic thinking and spur new action on this agenda. endobj men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be The Israel/Palestine project describes an effort to develop a religious track to peace as a complement to diplomatic/secular negotiations. in Promoting World Peace. The Role of Religion in Peace Promotion in Africa | Request PDF The Role of Religion The Churchs initiatives for reconciliation are anchored on the concept that peace is the tranquillity that flows from right order. <>1]/P 15 0 R/Pg 212 0 R/S/Link>> The connection between religion and conflict is in the process of being thoroughly explored, however, to the extent that hyperbole and exaggeration are commonplace. wars." 189 0 obj USIP has a variety of newsletters and announcements with the latest analysis, publications and events. HWr+zFJloTI;*,d/ 9 F$>4sL7_~o6uhv:WSFQ:*aTK5'X4knl-f'3SL=H6JeoDe4IdG#.9=NOf~6l' iB*MSJ0WFey7/Fa6$Vqw;#fDA7BpD~t!o&ZVx9o#I sHSLb<=\C6o'S*OEZUR <>186 0 R]/P 6 0 R/S/Link>> in the true spirit of servicefor the welfare and happiness of the many. Fr Aloysius Gonzaga Lumala is originally from Uganda and currently serves as curate in All Saints Parish, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. By: That the church and her leaders in Nigeria have the potential to manage and resolve conflicts through their religious values and principles which involve, love, forgiveness, justice, peace and tolerance. constructed." Presenting these case studies describes some of the richest material on this topic and also illuminates the Institute's involvement in this field. By Ven. This Peaceworks builds upon and goes well beyond the book, Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding, which presented general principles to guide effective interfaith dialogue as well as profiles of some of the leading organizations in the field. ROLE OF RELIGION There are past cases of mediation and peacemaking by religious leaders and institutions. <>/P 35 0 R/S/Link>> After David Little retired from USIP in 1999, the Institute decided to continue prioritizing religion in relation to international conflict and peace, but decided to shift the emphasis from religion as a source of conflict to peacemaking. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. If we can move to that place, I know that would contribute greatly to a diminution of conflicts, wars, clashes and confrontations.. It is time that In both cases the Church representatives entered the negotiations with a particular perspective of promoting the interests of the common good. Religion Religious <> January 25, 2018, Related Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, 3307 M Street NW, Suite 200 Usually disregarded, however, are opportunities to employ the assets of religious leaders and religious institutions to promote peace. Charity registered in England and Wales (1055436), Conciliation Resources EU religion is a significant factor in the identity of one or both parts to the conflict; religious leaders on both sides of the dispute can be mobilized to facilitate peace; protracted struggles between two major religious traditions transcend national borders, as has been the case over time with Islam and Christianity; and/or. and without. He also gave the example of the Abraham house in Abu Dhabi with a Church, Mosque and Synagogue on the same campus a bold step that, according to him, would have been unthinkable even a decade ago. In their blogs, they incorporate personal experiences and themes from the readings. religion play a significant role in promoting . During their fellowship, Doyle student fellows read and discuss academic articles and then put ideas into practice through community engagement. Web85 likes, 6 comments - Dhiraj Sindhi (@binge_bawse_) on Instagram: " 'Interfaith Dialogue' . So, by reason of her essential mission, the Church feels an obligation to go to the roots of the conflict in order to bring healing and to re-establish, so to speak, effective and true reconciliation. as they really are. "poisonous" defilements such as greed, hatred, jealousy, egotism, Reverend Eric Nsenga; Monsignor Donatien Nshole. That the only means of achieving this noble task is through dialogue, organizing seminars and workshops. Twenty-three years on from the Good Friday Agreement, paramilitary violence and criminality are still a challenge in both sides of the community, particularly those in some of the most disadvantaged parts of Northern Ireland. etc. The Rabbi distinguishes this years event from other others where, according to him, there was a deafening silence and moral laryngitis on the part of faith leaders.. WebThe four pillars of the WPS Agenda and the potential role of religious leaders 11 FBOs-and-Religious-Leaders_EN.pdf. Project MUSE - Economic Prospects and Challenges for Sudan cr@c-r.org When making public statements the religious leaders emphasise the complementarity of the Acholi reconciliation system of mato oput with the Biblical understanding of unconditional forgiveness. to be kind, to be tolerant, to be understanding. By respecting the particular traditions and wishes of local communities, peacemakers build a credibility that is a necessary prerequisite to establishing sustained and lasting peace. Now and Always,The Trusted Content Your Research Requires, Now and Always, The Trusted Content Your Research Requires, Built on the Johns Hopkins University Campus. Peter Mandaville, Ph.D.; Julia Schiwal. On the basis of recognizing religious diversity and differences, all religions should enhance mutual understanding and empathy through dialogue, shoulder the common responsibility of upholding peace and justice through cooperation, and foster intra- and inter-religious harmony and harmony between the religious community and the larger society. Produced by Johns Hopkins University Press in collaboration with The Sheridan Libraries. Grants & Fellowships until nations and people begin to reduce their selfish desires for more and 19 : No. 175 0 obj Pope Francis, on his 38th Apostolic Journey abroad, is also present in the Kazakh capital in these days, and is addressing participants at the 14-15 September event. The Sudan case describes both religious peacemaking between two ethnic groups in Southern Sudan and a project to improve Christian/Muslim relations in Southern Sudan. we pause and reflect upon the true values of religion and seek proper spiritual 552 Victoria St, North Melbourne VIC 3051, Australia Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace more material possessions, give up their racial arrogance, and eliminate their In South Africa, various churches were at the vanguard of the struggle against apartheid and the peaceful transition. The most prominent bodies conducting these initiatives have been the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) and the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC). The contribution that religion can make to peacemaking--as the flip side of religious conflict--is only beginning to be explored and explicated. great unrest in the mind, resulting in physical outbursts of violence culminating Haar identifies these elements as: religious ideas (content of belief), religious practices (ritual Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. Overall, these studies viewed religion principally in terms of creating conflict. Religions Role in Building Inclusive Peaceful Societies PBS NewsHour Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro moderated the panel, which featured Pulitzer Center grantees Cathy Otten and Danny Gold as well as Oge Onuboguof the U.S. Institute of Peace(USIP) and Shaun Casey ofGeorgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, a Campus Consortium partner. WebThe role of the religious leaders During the early years of the war in Acholiland, religious leaders in the region focused primarily on providing moral and practical support to their parishioners and Church institutions became centres of support for thousands seeking shelter from the violence. Through staffed offices in Gulu and Kitgum, a network of peace committees and volunteer peace animators has been established throughout the region. One of the bush peace talks with junior LRA officers was attacked by a UPDF unit on 26 April 2001 even though Fr Tarcisio Pazzaglia alerted the military authorities prior to the meeting. Following their collapse, two massacres in Kitgum in 1995 motivated the newly created Anglican Diocese of Kitgum led by Bishop Macleod Baker Ochola, who had participated in the failed negotiations, and the Catholic Comboni Fathers to begin an ecumenical initiative to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. In 1996, an inter-faith group in Gulu organised peace training workshops and the first public prayer for peace an event that narrowly avoided being banned as groups advocating negotiated solutions were regarded with intense suspicion by government officials. Enough suffering and Conciliation Resources The finding reveals that religious actors play a critical role as a stakeholder in peacebuilding in deeply divided societies to rediscover a sense of living together and The Irish Catholic Newsletter The main focus has been around implementation of the amnesty law, which allows combatants to report to religious leaders. Over time a greater consensus emerged amongst church leaders in the North on the need to be proactive in bearing witness about the conflict and to engage directly in peacebuilding. Response: What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. This article reviews development endeavors in sustaining peacebuilding in Sudan by exploring the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) vis--vis the economic reforms advanced by the transitional government of Sudan and the ever-growing international development assistance. Furthermore, the churches in the north had little concrete support or sympathy from their counterparts elsewhere in the country, most of whom tended to support the government and tacitly viewed the war as remote and not of concern. 4 . In addition to seeking to address the war with the LRA, ARLPI has also sought to play a role in mediating other conflicts. This often involves providing people with immediate needs such as food, water and shelter. This research is primarily centered on the Role of the Church in Conflicts Management. The Role of Religion in Promoting Although Zimbabwe is a multi-religious country, Christianity controls a major share of the spiritual <>200 0 R]/P 144 0 R/Pg 231 0 R/S/Link>> it analyses a wide range of media - from posters, cartoons and The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission complements these policy efforts with human rights monitoring and documentation. Some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field, including Marc Gopin, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, and David Steele, contributed chapters to that volume. The panelists all agreed. Dhiraj Sindhi on Instagram: " 'Interfaith Dialogue' . The term moral warrants for opposing injustice on the part of governments; unique leverage for promoting reconciliation among conflicting parties, including an ability to rehumanize situations that have become dehumanized over the course of protracted conflict; a capability to mobilize community, nation, and international support for a peace process; an ability to follow through locally in the wake of a political settlement; and. Two critical elements in religious life that are centrally important to peacemaking are empathy and compassion, and the value of tapping into these attributes is readily apparent in effective religious peacemaking. In its advocacy capacity, ARLPI has consistently called for an end to violence, dismantling of the IDP camps, and the use of negotiations to end the conflict. c/o Hive5, Cours Saint-Michel 30 B, 1040 Brussels, Belgium The cases described in the following sections illustrate the creative contributions that religion can make to peace in places like Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Macedonia, Nigeria, and Sudan. There are a number of other important contributions to this literature. Listen to our interview with Rabbi Marc Schneier, Participants at the opening and plenary session of the 7th Congress of the leaders of world and traditional religions in Kazakhstan working for a common cause, for world peace. All of these cases explore projects by organizations that have been USIP partners in religious peacemaking and have received USIP financial support. brotherhood--to work for a peaceful world and to work for humanity. According to Johnston (2005, 210) faith-based diplomacy refers Even so, the necessity of a continued involvement of both Churches in striving for peace reveals their importance to the process of offering reconciliation and justice to victims and survivors of the Troubles as well as prosecution of serious offenders. endobj The threat of religious extremism is real and well documented. In fact, ubuntu is the force that can bridge the terrible rifts created by historic injustices and inhumanities. When this happens, it warrants consideration and reflection by the Church. Others tackle some of the most intractable conflicts in the world, such as the Alexandria process among Muslim, Jewish, and Christian leaders working to establish a religious peace track in Israel and Palestine. Since its inception, ARLPI has sought to draw the senior LRA leadership into peace talks. Religion has a definite role to play in people's search for world peace. preamble to UNESCO's constitution says: "Since wars begin in the minds of In the opinion of the African scholars Joe Teffo, Desmond Tutu and John Mbiti, the communal dimension of reconciliation which is termed as ubuntu can be deemed as an effective way of uniting conflicting parties for the common good. Imam Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa is codirector of the Inter Faith Mediation Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria and coauthor of The Pastor and the Imam: Responding to Conflict (1999) with Pastor James Movel Wuye. After fifteen years of brutality, the community has become weak and divided, and to address this challenge, the religious leaders are promoting a philosophy that sees the creation of peace as a long-term, group effort. Religious leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are banding together to help prevent conflict and violence ahead of elections planned for later this year. Carlos Rodriguez describes the peacebuilding roles religious leaders have taken in Acholiland, noting particularly the efforts of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative. Washington, D.C., 2019. Your Faith. Pastor James Movel Wuye is codirector of the Inter Faith Mediation Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria and coauthor of The Pastor and the Imam: Responding to Conflict (1999) with Imam Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa. However, a serious problem arises when the Church seems to be taking sides with a certain political inclination. f3M*}dtHJiQrBobR!dvS*w January 27, 2018, Response: The Nominal Separation of Church and State: Difficulties at the Dinner Table, Casey Hammond It was not a diplomatic effort, this is just something that happened over decades, over centuries, as a way to naturally mitigate tensions.". This occurred within the context of a residual historical rivalry and mistrust between the two religious bodies, which made it difficult for them to undertake common initiatives. destruction have been caused by human "cleverness." endobj <>201 0 R]/P 147 0 R/Pg 231 0 R/S/Link>> The contribution that religion can make to peacemaking--as the flip side of religious conflict--is only beginning to be explored and explicated. The article argues that economic reforms and revitalization represent a fil-rouge throughout the JPA. Explore ways to support our work and help make peace possible. Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. 2 0 obj endobj Religion in many parts of the world is contributing to violent conflict, although exaggerated in many cases. 191 0 obj Daniel Philpott is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and is chair of the Task Force on Faith-based Diplomacy at the Council on Faith and International Affairs, www.cfia.org. (ANSA). For the Church to be effective in facilitating peace and reconciliation, at whatever level, this calls for truth and transparency especially by trying to trace the source of the conflict or tension. endobj The following sections describe and analyze religious peacemaking in Kashmir, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Nigeria, Sudan, and Macedonia. How the Church perceives its role in a political conflict will determine the manner in which she becomes involved in conflict resolution. endobj "mental disarmaments"--disarming the mind from all kinds of The ongoing 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, brings together delegations from varying religions from around the globe in their search for common human landmarks in world and traditional forms of religions and the promotion of mutual understanding and respect among them. AJOL is a non-profit, relying on your support. Visit forces of realpolitik have led to an extended paralysis of action. Projects <> While meaningful high level meetings remain elusive, discreet contacts by some religious leaders with field commanders have taken place. be good and proclaim the brotherhood of humankind. AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Linux 64 bit Aug 30 2019 Library 15.0.4 Without cookies your experience may not be seamless. In some cases, USIP's efforts have focused on helping believers reinterpret their religious principles in ways that contribute to peaceful coexistence with adherents of other faiths. Project MUSE - Economic Prospects and Challenges for Sudan 237 0 obj Onubogu is senior program officer for African Programs at USIPwhere she leads programming in Nigeria. Two of the cases (Kashmir and Sudan) describe projects undertaken prior to the Institute providing financial assistance, but all the other projects have been collaborative efforts with USIP. This shift fully acknowledged the contribution of religion to conflict, but lifted up the peacemaking potential of religious leaders and institutions. The historical methodology adopted for this research involved the use of both primary and secondary sources with the model of conflict management. Religious Contributions RK to Peacemaking <> A registered association in Germany (e.V VR 27 146 B), Conciliation Resources Australia The role of the Church in peace-making and reconciliation is based on the fact that social and political disturbances in society contradict the most fundamental principles of the Gospel. 185 0 obj Copyright 2017-2023 Dicasterium pro Communicatione - All rights reserved. The role of youth and female religious leaders in peacebuilding and the best ways to engage them in conflict prevention. Religious leaders and institutions can mediate in conflict situations, serve as a Religion Promote Social Justice The Nominal Separation of Church and State: Difficulties at the Dinner Table. The original Accord 11, published in 2002, documents the history of peacebuilding initiatives and explains the complex story of how they led to more violence. Given the desire for co-operation and engagement on all sides, there needs to be a genuinely fresh start bringing a sense of hope to those who have suffered through paramilitary activity and also pointing to a better way for those who have been involved in paramilitary organisations. The entire continent is bleeding from the pain of tribal animosity, ethnic tension, hatred, violence, poverty, political instability, injustices etc. Religious leaders can play an important role as members of local civil society in peacebuilding. and guidance. Rather, the cases presented here are stories of religious communities and leaders joining together to resolve religious conflicts that are at least partially rooted in religious conflict.
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