Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

Stock-taking of institutions working in the field of « Religion, Politics, Conflict » 

(As of May 14, 2007. Evelyne Schmid, schmio2@hei.unige.ch) 

INDEX 

I. Institutions based in Switzerland (or having an office in 

Switzerland) 

a. Research and Knowledge (Switzerland) 

b. Dialogue (Switzerland) 

II. International institutions without an office in Switzerland 

a. Research and Knowledge (outside Switzerland) 

b. Dialogue (outside Switzerland) 

Appendix: Mailinglist Institutions

I. Institutions within Switzerland 

a. Research and Knowledge

CERTIFICAT DE FORMATION CONTINUE EN RELIGIONS, 

CULTURES ET COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA 

Address 

Service formation continue, Université de 

Genève, 1211 Genève 4 

Phone +41 (0)22 379 78 33 

Fax +41 (0)22 379 78 30 

Web http://www.unige.ch/formcont/religions.html 

E-Mail info@formcont.unige.ch 

Category Research and Knowledge 

MISSION STATEMENT 

The aims of this formation are the following : 

� Understand the religious phenomenon and its divers manifestations 

� Develop tools to analyze current events in an impartial manner. 

� Improve the professional profile of participants 

� Create a professional network of competence and exchange. 

Founding year Not indicated. 

BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES 

Annually (e.g. September 2006 to September 2007), 170 hours/year. 

For specialists in the following domains : teachers, consultants, mediators, psychologist, psychiatrist, media, communication and 

public relations, international civil servants, diplomats, social, medical and humanitarian staff. 

REMARKS 

Prof. Philippe Borgeaud: Co-Director, History of Religions, University of Geneva. 

Prof. François Ruegg: Co-Director, Social Anthropology, University of Geneva and University of Fribourg.

DIPLOME D’ETUDES SUPERIEURES SPECIALISEES (DESS), 

« MONDES ARABES, MONDES MUSULMANS 

CONTEMPORAINS », UNIVERSITIES OF GENEVA&LAUSANNE 

Address 

UNIL - Faculté SSP - Anthropole - CH-1015 

Lausanne 

Phone +41 (0)21 692 31 14 

Fax +41 (0)21 692 31 15 

Web http://www.unil.ch/mammc 

Olivier.Frutiger@lettres.unige.ch 

E-Mail 

Magali.froidevaux@unil.ch 

Christine.Guerne-Cattet@iued.unige.ch 


This higher university diploma has the following objectives: 


� Satisfying the demand of social and humanitarian science students and others to orient themselves towards a career dealing 

with the Arab and Muslim worlds, within international organizations, development agencies, NGOs, enterprises, media, etc. 

� Suggesting a complementary diploma to the academic formation of university staff. 

� Encouraging the interaction between the different involved universities and institutions. 

Students will acquire a general knowledge of the history and culture of Arabs and Muslims, analytical tools of social and political 

sciences as well as the Arabic Language. The formation is completed by work/study experiences within the region. 



Belongs to the universities of Geneva and Lausanne as well as the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Geneva (IUED). 

Given the changes in the academic structure in Switzerland, the DESS « Mondes arabes, mondes musulmans contemporains » 

(MAMMC) will end in 2007. However, it is planed that a new formula will be launched in 2007/08. 

REMARKS 

Silvia Naef : University of Geneva, Department of mediterranean, slave and oriental languages, Unity for Arabic. 

Mounia Bennani-Chraïbi: University of Lausanne, Faculty of Social and political Sciences, in coordination with the interfaculty 

department for the history and science of religions. 

Riccardo Bocco : IUED, professor in political science.

EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR INTERRELIGIOUS LEARNING - EPIL 

Address 

Phone 

Fax 

Brigitte Reinhard, EPIL Secretariat, 

Limmattalstrasse 327, CH-8049 Zürich 

+41(0) 43 300 40 57 

Web www.epil.ch 

E-Mail epil.ch@bluemail.ch 

Category Dialogue 


“Learning to live in a Europe of many religions”. The project takes its lead from the special history of Islam in Europe and the 

sizeable Muslim population in many European countries. It focuses on Christian-Muslim relations and on the contribution that women 

can make to a climate of social and religious peace. It is a 'roaming college', and takes place in five locations: Zurich, Barcelona, 

Berlin, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Beirut. 



Module I: "Learning in Community -- Dealing with Identity and Difference" 

Module II: "History and Memories" 

Module III: "Religious Identity: Conflict or the Potential of Pluralism" 

Analyse the complex relationship between religion, ethnicity and nationalism in a post-communist situation, with people who are 

grappling to heal traumas and to devise new ways of conflict resolution. 

Module IV: "The Challenge of Migrant Communities -- How to Live in the New Multireligious Situations" 

Module V: "Towards Reconciliation -- Elements for Reconciliation in Christianity and Islam" 

None. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

REMARKS 

Not clear if currently active, last courses that are indicated online took place in 2004. Small.

Address 

Phone +41 (0)26 424 69 65 

Fax +41 (0)26 424 69 68 

Web www.jfm.info 

JFM RECHERCHES ET ANALYSES 

JFM Recherches et Analyses, Chemin des 

Fougères 1, Case postale 83, 1705 Fribourg 

E-Mail Contact form on the website 



JFM Recherches et Analyses is a Limited Liability Company with the following objectives : 

� Distinguish long term trends and developments 

� Analyze zones of conflict and crisis, today and tomorrow 

� Evaluate social, ideological and religious factors 

� Locate “weak signals” 

Founding year 1999 


JFM Recherches et Analyses is a consulting service for strategic analysis. It was founded by Dr. Jean-François Mayer, lecturer at the 

University of Fribourg, who had previously worked as an analyst on strategic and international affairs for the Swiss Federal 

Government. While most consultants working in strategic analysis put emphasis primarily or exclusively upon political and economic 

factors, JFM Recherches et Analyses takes into consideration social, cultural, ideological and religious factors. 

REMARKS 

JFM Recherches et Analyses supports Religioscope (see entry on Religioscope).

OBSERVATORY OF RELIGIONS IN SWITZERLAND (ORS) 

Address 

Université de Lausanne, ORS, Bâtiment Provence, 

CH-1015 Lausanne 

Phone +41 (0)21 692 27 02 

Fax +41 (0)21 692 27 26 

Web www.unil.ch/ors 

E-Mail info.ors@unil.ch 



The Observatory of Religions in Switzerland (ORS) is an academic, non-confessional, interdisciplinary and multi-method research 

institute. It aims at analyzing religious phenomena in Switzerland, in comparison with international cases and situations. 



ORS strives to: 

� organize research projects, 

� animate a network of researchers, 

� organize workshops and conferences 

� teach courses in the sociology of religion, 

� build a centre of documentation and offer information on religion in Switzerland. 

ORS promotes a plural approach of religion and religious phenomena (sociology, study of religion, anthropology, political science, 

theology). Its researchers use a diversity of approaches (quantitative, qualitative, historical, etc). 


(2000). "International Social Survey Program: Religion et valeurs, problèmes de méthode et comparaison internationale." Cahiers de 

l'Observatoire des Religions en Suisse 1(1). 

(2005). Vie musulmane en Suisse: Profils identitaires, demandes et perceptions des musulmans en Suisse, Observatoire des Religions 

en Suisse, Groupe de Recherche sur l'Islam GRIS. 

Campiche, R. J. (2004). Les deux visages de la religion, Fascination et désenchantement. Geneva, Labor et Fidès. 

Stolz, J. (2006). La sécularisation et le retour du religieux. Une intégration théorique partant de l'exemple Suisse. Lausanne, 

Observatoire des Religions en Suisse. 

REMARKS 

ORS has a library containing about 500 books. Free access on their website to dictionaries and encyclopaedias on religion as well as 

statistical data. 

Roland Campiche: founder of ORS, professor in sociology of religions at University of Lausanne between 1970 and 2001, president 

of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) in 1991.

PROGRAMME NATIONALE DE RECHERCHE 58 (FONDS 

NATIONAL SUISSE) 

Address 

Dr. Christian Mottas, Fonds national Suisse de la 

recherche scientifique, Wildhainweg 3, 3001 Bern 

Phone +41 (0)31 308 22 22 

Fax +41 (0)31 301 30 09 

Web http://www.snf.ch/fr/cal/rep/rep_nrp_58.asp 

E-Mail cmottas@snf.ch 



The national research program aims at studying the process and dynamics of the current changes in the Swiss religious structure and 

at identifying possible zones of conflict as well as contributing to their resolution. 

Founding year 2006-2010 


The program is doted with 10 million Swiss francs and will last until 2010. It was initiated by the Swiss Federal Council in order to 

study in an interdisciplinary manner the transformations occurring as a consequence of globalization. The program contains five 

principal axes: 

� The religious collectivities in transformation 

� Religion and the individual 

� Religion in the public space and society 

� The State and religion 

� Religion and socialization 

None. To date, only the call for proposals is available. 

See the call for proposals and the press release on the website. 


REMARKS 

Dr. Christian Mottas: coordinator of the program. 

Prof. Dr. Christoph Bochinger: president of the direction, (Theology, Bayreuth).

Address 

Religioscope, P.O. Box 83, 1705 Fribourg 

Phone +41 (0)26 424 69 65 

Fax +41 (0)26 424 69 68 

Web www.religion.info 

E-Mail Contact form on www.religion.info 


RELIGIOSCOPE 


It would like to offer to its readers some keys for a better understanding of the role and place of different religions. Religioscope 

would like to contribute to a deeper understanding of the role and place of religions in our world. It would also like to create bridges 

between the results of academic research and a wider audience. 



Religioscope is an independent website about religions in today's world. It offers news and analyses. Religioscope pays attention to 

current developments and trends, but would also like to put them into historical perspective when needed. 


Dérens, J.-A. (2005). Bosnie-Herzégovine: présence et influence des réseaux islamistes transnationaux. Religioscope: 1-10. 

Mayer, J.-F. (1983). "Sectes chrétiennes et politique. Une approche à travers quelques exemples (XIXe et XXe siècles)." Mouvements 

religieux 40-42: 1-38. 

Mayer, J.-F. (1995). Religions et sécurité internationale. Berne, Office central de la défense. 

Mayer, J.-F. (1999). Sects and New Religious Movements: Questions and Challenges for Armed Forces and National Security. 

Minorities and Armed Forces II: Ethnic and Religious Minorities Within the Military, NATO Partnership for Peace. Vienna, Religioscope. 

Mayer, J.-F. (2002). Religions, spiritualités et sociétés au XXIe siècle: perspectives pour la sécurité à l'horizon 2025. Religioscope: 1- 

27. 

Mayer, J.-F. (2004). Hizb ut-Tahrir - The Next Al-Qaida, Really? Geneva, PSIO. 

Mayer, J.-F. (2005). Facteurs Religieux et Relations Internationales: une approche théopolitique. Religioscope Etudes et Analyses. 8: 

1-23. 

Moos, O. (2005). Les Frères Musulmans en Egypte: un état des lieux- Entretien avec Amr El Choubaki. Religioscope: 1-4. 

Moos, O. (2005). Les nouveaux intellectuels musulmans - entre "le marteau islamiste et l'enclume des traditions". Religioscope: 1-7.

Rigal-Cellard, B. (2003). Les origines de la rhétorique de l'axe du mal: droite chrétienne, millénarisme et messianisme américain. 

Fribourg, Religioscope. 

Tamimi, A. (2005). Islamic Political Thought and Revivalism. Islamic Political Thought and Revivalism. Fribourg, Religioscope. 

REMARKS 

The founder and chief editor of Religioscope is Jean-François Mayer, born in Switzerland in 1957. J.-F. Mayer received his doctoral 

degree in history in 1984 from the University of Lyon, France. See entry “JFM Recherches et Analyse”. 

Various other publications can be found online.

SEMINAR FOR DEA STUDENTS AND DOCTORANDS : 

« RELIGION, POLITIQUE ET RELATIONS 

INTERNATIONALES », HEI GENEVA 

Address 

Graduate Institute of International Studies, 132, Rue de 

Lausanne, 1211 Geneva 21 

Phone +41 (0)22 908 57 37 

Fax +41 (0)22 908 57 10 

Web http://www.hei.unige.ch/sections/hp/pages/Djalili_Religion.htm 

E-Mail djalili@hei.unige.ch 



The seminar with professor Djalili aims at understanding the existing articulations between religion and politics in today’s world as 

well as analyzing the irruption of religious factors in the last quarter of a century. Questions related to the influence of religion in the 

domestic policies and on the international level will be examined. 




Djalili, M.-R., A. Joxe, et al. (2002). Réflexions après l'attentat. Paris, Le Monde, Editions l'aube. 

Djalili, M.-R. (2002). L'Asie centrale un an après le 11 septembre. Le courrier des pays de l'Est. 1027: 4-13. 

Djalili, M.-R. (2002). " L'Asie centrale après le 11 septembre. Incidences géopolitiques de la crise afghane et facteur islamique." 

WriteNet Paper 7/2001: 1-71. 

Djalili, M.-R. (2003). "Images de l'Amérique vues du monde de l'islam." Quaderni 50(51): 265-278.

SOCIÉTÉ SUISSE MOYEN ORIENT ET CIVILISATION 

ISLAMIQUE (SSMOCI) 

(Swiss society Middle East and Islamic Civilisations) 

Address SGMOIK SSMOCI, Postfach 8301, 3000 Bern 

Phone +41 (0)31 313 14 40 

Fax 

Web http://www.sagw.ch/sgmoik 

E-Mail 

sgmoik.ssmoci@tiscali.ch 

hartmut.faehndrich@swissonline.ch 



The society aims at : 

� Supporting the Swiss public in understanding the Middle East and the Islamic world. 

� Enhancing the scientific and pluridisciplinary research on the Middle East and the Islamic world and its relations with 

Europe. 

� Promoting the dialogue among European cultures and the neighbouring cultures of the Middle East and the Muslim world. 

� Facilitating and encourage the study of the languages of the region. 



Member of the Swiss Academy of Human and Social Sciences. The society organizes every two years an international scientific 

colloquium. The SSMOCI invites media and scientists from the West Asian and North African region and supports relevant events. 

The society also organises lectures, seminars and exhibitions in various Swiss towns. Currently, the society has approximately 200 

members. 

As an example, the SSMOCI organised in March 2005 an international conference in Berne: „The Creativity of the Diaspora”. 


Published a useful document listing Swiss experts on topics relevant to the SSMOCI, including addresses, phone numbers, 

publications, fields of specialization: http://www.sagw.ch/frz/mitglieder/mitglieder.asp?m_id=51&pag=Publikationen, (available at 

PSIO library). 

Various newsletters (one in spring, one in fall), list of contents are available online. 

e.g. “Islam en Europe”, No. 21, automne 2005. 

REMARKS 

Hartmut Fähndrich: president of the SSMOCI until 1996, one of the most significant translators from Arabic to German, professor 

at ETH Zurich.

Address 

SWISSPEACE, SWISS PEACE FOUNDATION 

Phone +41 (0)31 330 12 12 

Fax +41 (0)31 330 12 13 

Web www.swisspeace.org 

E-Mail info@swisspeace.ch 

swisspeace - Schweizerische Friedensstiftung, 

Sonnenbergstrasse 17, Postfach, CH - 3000 Bern 

7 

Category Research & Knowledge 


swisspeace is an action-oriented peace-research institute in the area of conflict analysis and peacebuilding. The institute researches 

the causes of wars and violent conflicts, develops tools for early recognition of tensions, and formulates conflict mitigation and 

peacebuilding strategies. swisspeace contributes to information exchange and networking on current issues of peace and security 

policy through its analyses and reports as well as meetings and conferences. 

Founding year 1988. (KOFF: 2001). 


swisspeace was founded in 1988 as the "Swiss Peace Foundation" with the goal of promoting independent peace research in 

Switzerland. During recent years it developed into an internationally renowned institution in peace and conflict research. Today 

swisspeace engages about 40 staff members. 

The institute’s activities include: 

• Research: – Environmental and resource conflicts, – Early warning, – Human security, – Business & peace, – Gender 

• FAST: the political early warning system 

• KOFF, the center for peacebuilding 

• Swisspeace Services: – Consultancy, – Training, – Publications 

KOFF – Center for Peacebuilding 

KOFF assists its member organizations in strengthening their peacebuilding capacities. It serves as a platform for the interaction of 

governmental and non-governmental actors in civil peacebuilding, it offers space for common analysis and learning, and thus 

contributes to an innovative and coherent Swiss peace policy. 


Bleeker, M. and J. Sisson (2004). Dealing with the Past: Critical Issues, Lessons Learned, and Challenges for Future Swiss Policy. 

Berne, KOFF/swisspeace: 1-102. 

Geiser, A. (2005). Social Exclusion and Conflict Transformation in Nepal: Women, Dalit and Ethnic Groups: FAST Country Risk Profile 

Nepal. Berne, Swisspeace: 1-52. 

Tütsch, C. (2005). Kosovo's Burdensome Path to Economic Development and Interethnic Coexistence: FAST Risk Profile Kosovo. 

Berne, Swisspeace: 1-50. 

Weyermann, R. (2005). A Silk Road to Democracy? FAST Country Risk Profile: Kyrgyzstan. Berne, Swisspeace: 1-52.

REMARKS 

Fritz R. Staehelin: President. Formar Ambassador, former Director of SDC. 

Prof. Hans-Balz Peter: Vice-President. Professor of Social Ethics, Bern. 

Esther Marthaler: KOFF, has moderated Mission21’s workshop in Indonesia on the topic of “Religion as a Resource for Peace”. 

esther.marthaler@swisspeace.ch 

Update April 2007: new website, www.swisspeace.org

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE, SECTION SCIENCE OF RELIGIONS 

Address 

Phone +41 (0)21 692 27 27 

Fax +41 (0)21 692 27 05 

Université de Lausanne, Faculté de théologie, 

Section des sciences des religions, Bâtiment 

Humense 5017, CH-1015 Lausanne 

Web http://www.unil.ch/theol/page12206.html 

E-Mail Jean-Claude.Basset@unil.ch 



The section « Religious sciences » of the University of Lausanne includes different disciplines in the study field, mainly the compared 

history of religions, sociology of religion and psychology of religion. 



Presence of ORS, “l'Observatoire des religions en Suisse”, which analyses, seeks to understand and explain the religious phenomenon 

in Switzerland. 

Course on « Histoire et enjeux du dialogue entre bouddhistes et chrétiens » (History and interest of the dialogue between bouddhists 

and christians). Donné par J.-C. Basset et J. Ducor. 


Basset, J.-C. (1998). Le dialogue interreligieux: un nouveau défi. Geneva, Laboratoire audiovisuel universitaire [prod.], Geneva 

University. 

REMARKS 

Jean-Claude Basset: specialist in Islam and interreligious dialogue. 

Dr. Jérôme Ducor: PD, specialist in Chinese and Japanese Buddhism.

ZENTRUM FÜR RELIGION, WIRTSCHAFT UND POLITIK 

(Centre for Religion, Economy and Politics) 

Address 

Zollikerstrasse 117 

CH-8008 Zürich 

Phone +41 (0)44 63 48517 

Fax +41 (0)44 65 48507 

Web 

http://www.zrwp.unizh.ch/ 

E-Mail reiner.anselm@sozethik.unizh.ch 



The recently established Centre for Religion, Economy and Politics is a centre for advanced studies that aims at a project specific 

analysis of the interactions between religion, economy and politics. It aims at filling the gap of a forum in which religion and its 

significance for economics and politics are addressed in an interdisciplinary manner. 

Founding year 2006. 


Affiliated to the University of Zurich and University of Lucerne. 2005-2008 establishment period. Master of Advanced Studies in 

Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik». A research college will be established by 2008/2009. 

None so far. 


REMARKS 

Prof. Dr. Reiner Anselm: Director of the Center, professor for theological ethics at Göttingen University. 

Dr. Christoph Weber-Berg: „Fachstelle Kirche & Wirtschaft der Evangelisch - reformierten Landeskirche des Kantons Zürich“ 

(Office Church& Economy, Canton of Zurich). Christoph.weber@zh.ref.ch (044 258 92 75, 079 320 01 88) 

Unfortunately, the website does not yet contain more information than this (last consultation: Nov 10, 2006). 

Update (Nov. 30, 2006): The Swiss ambassador in Kuwait (also for Qatar and Bahrain) has received Dr. Weber-Berg in November 

2006. He sought help form the Swiss Foreign Ministry to develop a network with Islamic leaders to fund some of the center’s 

activities, especially in link to Islamic banking and charities. For more information: email Jean-Nicolas Bitter from Nov. 28, 2006.

ZENTRUM RELIGIONSFORSCHUNG LUZERN 

Zentrum Religionsforschung, Universität Luzern, Kasernenplatz 3, 

Address 6003 Luzern 

Or: Postfach 7455, CH-6000 Luzern 7 

Phone +41 (0)41 228 77 22 

Fax +41 (0)41 228 75 98 

Web http://www.unilu.ch/deu/zentrum_religionsforschung_117394.aspx 

E-Mail andreas.tunger@unilu.ch 



In today’s complex world, explanations focusing on a single discipline often fall short of understanding the role of religion, be it as a 

public subject, as a factor in politics, in economics or in society. The ZRF suggests new forms of interdisciplinary cooperation. It is 

hosted by the University of Lucerne and is a partner of the Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik. 


• Religions – Spirit of the global economy? 

June 29/30, 2007. Colloquium for the opening of the ZRF. Public. 

• Islam and the modern state – an oxymoron? 

Public lectures series and academic seminar, Fall 2007. 


• Religious architecture of migrant religions in the public sphere 

Project in preparation. 

REMARKS 

Prof. Reiner Anselm: reiner.anselm@sozethik.unizh.ch, Professor for Ethnics and Executive Director of the «Zentrum für Religion, 

Wirtschaft und Politik». 

Dr. Andreas Tunger-Zanetti: andreas.tunger@unilu.ch, Coordinator. 

New entry: April 2007.

I. Institutions within Switzerland 

b. Dialogue (Switzerland)

ACTION BY CHURCHES TOGETHER (ACT) 

Address 

Ecumenical Centre, 150 route de Ferney, P.O. 

Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2 

Phone +41 (0)22 791 6033 

Fax +41 (0)22 791 6506 

Web http://www.act-intl.org 

E-Mail act@act-intl.org 



Action by Churches Together (ACT) International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and 

support communities in emergencies worldwide. Action by Churches Together (ACT) is strengthening the capacity of churches and 

other agencies to prepare for and respond to human suffering caused by weather related disasters, violent civil conflict, and complex 

emergency situations that demand an ever-growing broad spectrum of humanitarian assistance. 


The objectives of ACT International are to coordinate: 


� Assistance to victims of both natural disasters and emergencies caused by war and civil conflict. 

� Assistance to needy populations across front lines, national borders and other ethnic, political or religious divides. 

� Assistance irrespective of race, gender, creed, nationality, ethnic origin or political persecution. 

ACT International founding members and ACT International are signatories to the "Code of Conduct" in disaster relief, which are the 

principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in disaster relief, and the Humanitarian Charter and 

Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief (SPHERE). 

The founding members of the Association are the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation. 

REMARKS 

ACT has a training calendar and database that tracks the efforts of its network in conducting complementary programs which build 

capacities in assessment, monitoring, early warning and preparedness, identifying and working with the most vulnerable disaster 

survivors, communications, systems of cooperation and collaboration among response groups, leadership in implementation or 

preparedness and implementing response programs. The database can be consulted online. 

However, the organization does not directly address the topic of religion and conflict and is rather humanitarian in its orientation.

L'ASSOCIATION SUISSE POUR LE DIALOGUE EURO-ARABO- 

MUSULMAN (ASDEAM) 

Address Genève 

Phone +41 21 6934683 (Hassan Ghaziri, office at EPFL) 

Fax 

Web www.asdeam.ch 

E-Mail 


info@asdeam.ch 

hassan.ghaziri@epfl.ch 


The association aims at: 

-organizing workshops and seminaries with regard to topics related to the Islamic and Occidental world. 

-create a foundation to reunify the necessary financial capital to create an association. The foundation’s work is centered on three 

axes: observation, research and education. 

-public relations and communications. 

Founding year June 21, 2006. 


A group of scholars, diplomats and economists from Europe as well as from the Arabo-Islamic world have founded the association to 

contribute to an on-going dialogue between the « Islamic » and the « Occidental » world. 

The association has organized a conference “Le Conflit Libano-Israélien: un défi à l’ordre international” in cooperation with the 

Graduate Institute. 

None so far. 

Prof. Hassan Ghaziri : President. 

Dr. Yves Besson : Vice-Président. 


REMARKS 

The website is still very rudimentary and does not contain full contact details.

COMPREHENSIVE DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS, CDAC 

Address 

CDAC Headquarters, 100, rue de la Servette, CH- 

1202 Geneva 

Phone +41 (0) 22 734 48 05 

Fax +41 (0) 22 734 48 04 

Web 

www.comprehensivedialogue.org 

E-Mail secretariat@civilizations.ch 



CDAC was founded as a follow up to the United Nations International Year for the Dialogue of Civilizations in 2001. The current world 

situation more than ever demands the development and strengthening of dialogue. CDAC aims to develop, cultivate and promote the 

spirit and culture of dialogue with the ultimate goal of creating tools and instruments to address the current global issues and 

challenges in a constructive, evolutionary and democratic way. 



• CDAC conducts a research project on “The Golden Rules of Dialogue”: This research project aims at developing 

simple yet powerful and comprehensive guidelines on essential elements of productive dialogue which will be presented in 

the form of a manual. 

• CDAC creates a comprehensive online based Resource Centre on the Dialogue among Civilizations: This onlinecentre 

will make valuable information such as news, calendar of events, portraits of organizations etc. easily accessible. It 

will promote the different organizations in their work, support networking and cooperation among organizations and 

institutions. 

• CDAC promotes “Dialogue in Action”: In the promotion of the action oriented dialogue, CDAC mobilizes different 

sectors of society (Business, Academic Institutions, Int. Organizations, Authorities, Media, Artists, etc.). Through this 

constructive dialogue, CDAC aims to propose concrete actions and projects to individuals and the different public actors 

alike, in order to promote comprehensive security. 

• CDAC creates a network of “Friends for Dialogue”: This network brings together persons of good will and common 

interest. We will particularly promote the cooperation with the academic community and youth organizations. This network 

should also serve the research activities and support the promotion of CDAC activities on the international level. 


The website contains a relatively large collection of links in their “Resource Center”: 

http://www.comprehensivedialogue.org/information-centre 

REMARKS

Dr. Vladimir F. Petrovsky: chairman, v.petrovsky@civilizations.ch. Former UN Under Secretary-General and Director-General of 

the UN Office in Geneva (1992 -2002). 

Michael Karlen: Secretary General, m.s.karlen@civilizations.ch 

Yuri Nazarkine: Research Director, y.nazarkine@civilizations.ch

CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN CHURCHES, CEC 

Address 

CEC Office, PO Box 2100, 150, route de Ferney, CH- 

1211 Geneva 2 

Phone 

+41 (0)22 791 64 85 

Or +41 (0)22 791 63 25 

Fax +41 (0)22 791 62 27 

Web 

www.cec-kek.org 

E-Mail info@cec-kek.org 



Christians from different confessions are committed to live and witness together in a spirit of ecumenism, sharing, understanding and 

mutual respect. All are committed in spite of the historic divides, the many languages and the geographical and economic barriers 

which exist on the European continent. Together, the churches work to promote the unity of the church and to present a common 

Christian witness to the people and institutions of Europe. The common desire to live in peace and to promote justice and reconciliation 

has enabled the churches to maintain their fellowship for the 45 years of the CEC's existence. 



The Conference of European Churches (CEC) is a fellowship of some 125 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic Churches 

from all countries of Europe, plus 40 associated organisations. CEC was founded in 1959. It has offices in Geneva, Brussels and 

Strasbourg. 

In 2001, CEC and CCEE signed the "Charta Oecumenica - Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in Europe." CEC 

is dealing with theological dialogue through its "Churches in Dialogue" Commission. 

The social and political women's agenda in Europe, as well as the changing identity of women as self-responsible for their lives and as 

professional partners in church and society, leads CEC's work on to focus on theologically challenges from women's and gender 

perspectives. 

A special cooperation exists between CEC and the Brussels-based Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). Another area 

of work which reflects the concern of Europe's churches is that which is carried out jointly with the Roman Catholic Council of European 

Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) on relations with Islam in Europe. Further contemporary concerns of CEC include the challenge of 

churches in the new information society, and how to ensure the participation of youth in active ecumenical work. 

The Church and Society Commission committed itself to enhance its work in relation to peace, security and reconciliation; in relation to 

the European institutions on the one hand and in supporting a strengthened witness of the churches on the other. The main emphasis 

of the Church and Society Commission work programme in this field will be to reflect on the relationship of security and vulnerability 

from a faith perspective, to promote conflict prevention and non-violent forms of conflict management in relation to the European 

Institutions, and to support existing (church-related) networks in their efforts to capacity building and promoting a regional approach.


(All publications can be ordered on the website, not directly available online.) 

(2002). The Future of Theology in Europe, Report on the Consultation of the Theological Faculties in Europe. Graz, Conference of 

European Churches. 

Reuver, M. (1988). Chrétiens - Artisans de Paix, Conference of European Churches. 

Weingartner, E. (1994). Protecting human rights: a manual for practitioners. Geneva, Conference of European Churches. 

REMARKS 

The Venerable Colin Williams: CEC’s General Secretary in Geneva.

CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN DIALOGUE 

Address 114, Rue de Lausanne CH-1202 Geneva 

Phone +41 (0)22 908 1130 

Fax +41 (0)22 908 1140 

Web www.hdcentre.org 

E-Mail info@hdcentre.org 



The HD Centre is an independent, Geneva-based foundation whose purpose is to prevent human suffering in war. The approach 

starts from the premise that preventing and resolving armed conflict is the surest means of doing so, and to this end we promote 

and facilitate dialogue between belligerents. The HD Centre aims to contribute to efforts to improve the global response to armed 

conflict. We believe that dialogue based on humanitarian principles can assist in achieving political settlements, and that the informal 

initiatives of a private foundation can usefully complement formal diplomacy. 



1) To undertake and promote action to prevent and resolve armed conflicts, in particular through tailor-made support to peace 

processes where our involvement adds value, including: 

facilitating discussions, including acting as a mediator where appropriate; ensuring that the parties are able to participate 

effectively in negotiations; mobilizing humanitarian, diplomatic and/or political responses; contributing policy input on relevant 

substantive issues; and providing other specifically-adapted services, such as financing mechanisms and other logistical support, 

where the assistance of a private foundation is required. 

2) To learn from and contribute to policy research to strengthen peace-making expertise, including through sharing what we learn 

from our own operational engagement under (1) above through policy development and dissemination and staying abreast of and 

commenting on best practice in relevant fields. 

The HD Centre engages with a number of religious groups in its work and tries to keep itself informed of important religious 

movements and developments, occasionally publishing on the subject as a result. 


Slim, H. (2004). "Violent Beliefs." The Royal United Services Institute Journal for Defence and Security Studies: 19-23. 

Slim, H. (2005). The Christian Responsibility to Protect. WCC Experts Seminar on the Responsibility to Protect. Geneva, HD Centre. 

Slim, H. (2003). The Church, Military Forces and Humanitarian Identity in War. Caritas Internationalis Humanitarian Seminar on 

Relations with the Military. Vatican City, HD Centre. 

REMARKS 

It seems that the section “Religion and Violence” is rather small, but the center has a number of interesting publications. 

Dr. Hugo Slim: Chief Scholar.

COMMISSION DE PLANIFICATION PASTOALE DE LA 

CONFÉRENCE DSE ÉVÊQUES SUISSES (CPP) 

Address 

Schweizerisches Pastoralsoziologisches Institut, 

Gallusstrasse 24, Postfach 1926, 9001 St. Gallen 

Phone +41 71 228 50 90 

Fax +41 71 228 50 90 

Web www.kath.ch 

E-Mail 

spi-ppk@kath.ch 


The Commission is part of the Swiss Bishop Conference. 




La Commission de planification pastorale de la Conférence des évêques suisses présente une brochure de reference sur la richesse 

des insitatives et organization qui ont le dialogue interreligieux en Suisse à coeur et qui s’y engagent de manières diverses. The 

brochure can be found in PSIO’s library (Base de Données des Références Bibliographiques: 200 (494) CCP. 

REMARKS 

Roger Husistein: editor of the brochure, roger_husistein@hotmail.com. 

Judith Könemann: president, Judith.koenemann@kath.ch. 

New entry: May 2007.

CONFERENCE DES EVEQUES SUISSES, CES 

(Swiss Bishop Conference) 

Secrétariat de la Conférence des évêques suisses 

Address 

(CES), Av. du Moléson 21, case postale 122, CH- 

1706 Fribourg 

Phone +41 (0)26 322 4794 

Fax +41 (0)26 322 4993 

http://www.kath.ch/sbk-ces- 

Web 

cvs/mitglieder.php?sprache=f 

E-Mail sbk-ces@gmx.ch 



The Swiss Bishop Conference was founded to create an assembly of all Swiss Bishops that has regular meetings, is juristically structured and has a 

leading function of the Swiss Catholic church. 



The Swiss Bishop Conference has 14 members and 13 commissions. These commissions treat various questions, such as the role of 

women in the Catholic Church, ecumenism, theology, etc. Different Working Groups have been created ad hoc for a limited scope of 

time, such as the group on bioethics or the group on Islam. They play a role in the dialogue and collaboration with other religious 

communities in Switzerland. 

Relevant working groups include : 

� Interreligious working community in Switzerland, www.iras-cotis.ch 

� Working group “Islam”. This working group aims at promoting the Interreligious dialogue in Switzerland and at supporting 

pastors and individuals in resolving important questions on the relations between the Christian and the Muslim world in the 

helvetic context. 


Hafner, F. (2001). Beziehungen zwischen Staat und Religionsgemeinschaften in der Schweiz. Boldern, Zurich, 

Forschungsgemeinschaft Mensch-Im-Recht. 

Pierre Bürcher: President of the Working Group « Islam » 

REMARKS

CORDOBA FOUNDATION OF GENEVA 

And: Center for Conflict and Peace Studies-CCPS 

Address 

Fondation Cordoue de Genève, Case postale 360, 

1211 Genève, 19 

Phone +41 (0)79 449 58 64 

Fax +41 (0)21 626 22 56 

Web www.cordoue.ch 

E-Mail info@cordoue.ch 

Category Dialogue (Research) 


The Cordoba Foundation of Geneva is a Geneva-based non-profit organization. 

The aim of the foundation is: 

� to promote the exchange between cultures and civilizations in the spirit of Cordoba; 

� to foster research and debate about peace issues in the world. 



� Research Activities: focus on researching specific methods of conflict resolution suitable for a non-occidental context, taking 

into account the cultural dimension for conflict prevention and resolution. For this purpose, the Center for Conflict and 

Peace Studies-CCPS was established to research on the following subjects: 

-Contribution of the different cultures for the promotion of peace 

-An approach including the cultural dimension in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peacebuilding and peace 

support as well as the promotion and protection of Human Rights. 

-Practical application of these approaches in the Arab and Muslim world. 

-Intercultural dimension of polemology. 

� Trainings: e.g. in March 2006 training in Doha on “Transformation des conflits par des moyens pacifiques » Transcend and 

Transform Method, Introduction to the study of polemology. 

� Meetings : e.g. with Johan Galtung in 2004 

� Organisation of Events: e.g. “Tente du Dialogue” en 2004: « Les musulmans à la rencontre de Genève et de sa population » 


Aroua, A., Y. Bedjaoui, et al. (2004). Histoire de la torture et les fondements de sa proscription en Islam. Jedda, Damas, Centre Ar- 

Raya. (in Arabic). 

REMARKS 

The foundation hosts a multilingual library with about 15000 volumes on the dialogue among civilizations, polemology and peace 

studies, Human Rights and the cultural dimension, etc. 

Dr. Abbas Aroua: General Director of the foundation, president of the Rehab for the rehabilitation of torture survivors, member of 

the movement for Truth, Justice and Peace in Algeria, Lausanne.

EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR INTERRELIGIOUS LEARNING - EPIL 

Address 

Phone 

EPIL Secretariat, Boldernhaus, Voltastrasse 27, 

8044 Zürich 

+41 (0)44 262 47 66 

Fax +41 (0)44 252 33 71 

Web www.epil.ch 

E-Mail epil.ch@hispeed.ch 



“Learning to live in a Europe of many religions”. The project takes its lead from the special history of Islam in Europe and the 

sizeable Muslim population in many European countries. It focuses on Christian-Muslim relations and on the contribution that women 

can make to a climate of social and religious peace. It is a 'roaming college', and takes place in five locations: Zurich, Barcelona, 

Berlin, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Beirut. 



Module I: "Learning in Community -- Dealing with Identity and Difference" 

Module II: "History and Memories" 

Module III: "Religious Identity: Conflict or the Potential of Pluralism" 

Analyse the complex relationship between religion, ethnicity and nationalism in a post-communist situation, with people who are 

grappling to heal traumas and to devise new ways of conflict resolution. 

Module IV: "The Challenge of Migrant Communities -- How to Live in the New Multireligious Situations" 

Module V: "Towards Reconciliation -- Elements for Reconciliation in Christianity and Islam" 

A new study course will begin in spring 2007, open to women. 

Updated (added information Oct. 17 th , 2006). 

REMARKS 

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Becker: President (Hannover). 

Prof. Dr. Wesley Ariarajah, Catherine Gyarmathy, Teny Pirr-Simonian, Dr. Reinhild Traitler-Espiritu: Project 

Coordinators (listed are all those based in Switzerland). 

Brigitte Reinhard: secretary, coordination.

(HAUS DER RELIGIONEN, DIALOG DER KULTUREN) 

(House of Religions, Dialogue among Cultures) 

Address Burgunderstrasse 107, 3018 Bern 

Phone +41 (0)31 992 02 48 

Fax +41 (0)31 992 03 49 

Web www.haus-der-religionen.ch 

E-Mail info@haus-der-religionen.ch 



„Haus der Religionen“(House of Religions) is a Swiss non profit association based in Berne. In a globalized world, the association 

aims at building a House of Dialogue in the Western part of Berne where people of many different cultural, ethnic and religious 

origins live together. 

Founding year 


The association exists since 2002; the building for the House of Religions in Berne shall be constructed starting 

in 2007. 

Dialogue among cultures: 

� Meetings, common celebrations in the intercultural context. 

� Information (exhibitions, seminars, culture, etc.) 

� Integration (support of migrants in the Swiss cultural, political and religious landscape) 

� Education (courses, study of holy texts, languages, etc.) 

� Spirituality 

� Gender, youth and children 

� Library 

� Cooperation (with individuals, initiatives and institutions) 


Rosenberg, M. (2001). Hannah, Jesús, Mahmoud und Chandra, Weihnachten und kein "Zusammenprall der Kulturen". Neue Zürcher 

Zeitung. Zürich: 15. 

Limited to the local level (Berne). 

REMARKS

HEKS-EPER, OEUVRE D’ENTRAIDE DES EGLISES 

PROTESTANTES SUISSES (SWISS INTERCHURCH AID) 

Address 

HEKS, Zentralsekretariat, Stampfenbachstrasse 

123, Postfach 332, 8035 Zürich 

Phone 044/360 88 00 

Fax 

044/360 88 01 

Web 

www.eper.ch 

E-Mail info@heks.ch 



HEKS-EPER is the Swiss interchurch aid of the protestant churches. Through its work, it aims at rising some signs of hope and to 

translate Christian love into concrete acts. 


Its activities are determined by its mandates: 


On the international level, these are "l'Entraide des Eglises et l'Aide à la reconstruction en Europe", "le Développement et la 

Coopération en Afrique, Asie et Amérique latine" as well as "l'Aide d'urgence". 

Within Switzerland, the mandates include "l'Aide aux réfugiés", "le Soutien aux personnes socialement défavorisées" and "le Travail 

de relations publiques". 

HEKS (in cooperation with SöF) offers an annual training for peace work and conflict resolution. 


(2006). Heks Schwerpunkt-Policy: Friedensförderung und Konflikttransformation. Zurich/Lausanne, HEKS Ausland: 1-32. 

Friedli, R. (2006). Die heimliche Rückkehr der Religion in die Politik. Zwischen Krieg und Frieden: Die Rolle der Kirchen in 

Versöhnungsprozessen. Berne, HEKS-EPER. 

Haller, G. (2006). Verantwortung der Religionsgemeinschaften für den Frieden. Zwischen Krieg und Frieden: Die Rolle der Kirchen in 

Versöhnungsprozessen. Berne, HEKS-EPER. 

REMARKS 

Despite the fact that there is no such information on their website, HEKS-EPER has several relevant projects and takes part in the 

“Decade to Overcome Violence”. The organization has also consciously reflected on its own role within conflicts and installed a 

procedure to check all projects on their impact on the local conflict situation before implementing it.

INTERNATIOANL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS 

Address 

International Committee of the Red Cross, 19 

avenue de la Paix, CH 1202 Geneva 

Phone ++ 41 (0)22 734 60 01 

Fax ++ 41 (0)22 733 20 57 

Web www.icrc.org 

E-Mail gva@icrc.org 



The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively 

humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. 

It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavors to 

prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. 




(2005). "Editorial- IRRC June 2005." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 237-241. 

Al-Zuhili, D. S. W. (2005). "Islam and international law." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 269-283. 

Cockayne, J. (2002). "Islam and international humanitarian law: From a clash to a conversation between civilizations." International 

Review of the Red Cross 84(847): 597-626. 

Ferris, E. (2005). "Faith-based and secular humanitarian organizations." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 311-325. 

Filibeck, G. (1998). "Restoring a just order in post-conflict situations in the light of the social teachings of the Catholic Church." 

International Review of the Red Cross (322): 75-80. 

Froideveaux, S. (2002). "L’humanitaire, le religieux et la mort." International Review of the Red Cross 84(848): 785-802. 

Krafess, J. (2005). "The influence of the Muslim religion in humanitarian aid." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 327- 

342. 

Küng, H. (2005). "Religion, violence and "holy wars"." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 253-268. 

Lunze, S. (2004). "Serving God and Caesar: Religious personnel and their protection in armed conflict." International Review of the 

Red Cross 86(853): 69-91. 

Meurant, J. (1997). "Books and reviews: "L'Homme-Dieu ou le sens de la vie, an essay" and "L'Humanité perdue, Essai sur le XXe 

siècle"." International Review of the Red Cross(317): 221-237. 

Solomon, N. (2005). "Judaism and the ethics of war." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 295-305.

Sinha, M. K. (2005). "Hinduism and international humanitarian law." International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 285-294. 

Wigger, A. (2005). "Encountering perceptions in parts of the Muslim world and their impact on the ICRC's ability to be effective." 

International Review of the Red Cross 87(858): 343-365. 

REMARKS 

On the level of activities, the ICRC seems to include the religious dimension in its activities but has no explicit program that focuses 

exclusively on the role of religion. A number of interesting publications show that the topic seems to be taken into account as an 

important dimension of the humanitarian environment.

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION, IFOR 

International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), 

Address 

Spoorstraat 38, Alkmaar, 1815 BK, The 

Netherlands (see below for Swiss section) 

Phone + 31 (0)72 512 3014 

Fax + 31 (0)72 515 1102 

Web www.ifor.org 

E-Mail office@ifor.org 



Founded in response to the horrors of war in Europe, IFOR has taken a consistent stance against war and its preparation throughout 

its history. Perceiving the need for healing and reconciliation in the world, the founders of IFOR formulated a vision of the human 

community based upon the belief that love in action has the power to transform unjust political, social, and economic structures. 

IFOR members share a vision of a world where conflicts are resolved through nonviolent means, where systems that foster fear and 

hatred are dismantled, and where justice is sought as a basis for peace. While coming from diverse religious backgrounds, we have a 

common belief in the transforming power of nonviolence and reconciliation. 



Today IFOR has 69 branches, groups, and affiliates in 43 countries on all continents. Although organized on a national and regional 

basis, IFOR seeks to overcome the division of nation states which are often the source of conflict and violence. Its membership 

includes adherents of all the major spiritual traditions as well as those who have other spiritual sources for their commitment to 

nonviolence. IFOR members carry out public education efforts, organize training programs, and coordinate campaigns. 

IFOR has identified five main areas of concern for continued program development. Many branches and groups carry out local 

projects on these issues: 

� Decade for a Culture of Nonviolence. Since the initiation of the United Nations Decade for a Culture of Peace and 

Nonviolence for the Children of the World, in 2001, IFOR members have been active in working for peace education and in 

working to establish national coalitions to support the Decade. 

� Nonviolence Education and Training. IFOR assists groups and individuals to find ways in which they can transform conflicts 

into positive and growth oriented interactions that involve dialogue and lead to reconciliation. This is done through various 

presentations and training programs, as well as through the creation of resource materials and contact with trainers and 

resource people. 

� Youth Empowerment. IFOR provides young people with the skills and opportunities to become active peacemakers. 

� Interfaith Cooperation. Religion has on occasion played a central role in fomenting conflict but can also be a source of 

inspiration and leadership for peace. IFOR sponsors interfaith delegations to areas of conflict and publishes material on 

nonviolence from different religious traditions. 

� Disarmament. IFOR members support conscientious objectors, campaign for a ban on land mines, and oppose nuclear 

weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.


Helmick, R. and R. Petersen (2001). Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation. London, 

Templeton Foundation Press. 

� FOR Switzerland (French-speaking) 

(MIR Romand) 

Grand'rue 9 

CH - 1426 Concise, SWITZERLAND 

Telephone: +41 24 434 2057 

Fax: +41 24 434 2057 

contact@mir-romand.ch, http://www.mir-romand.ch 

� FOR Switzerland (German-speaking) 

(Forum für Friedenserziehung) 

Magnihalden 14, Postfach 325 

CH-9004 St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND 

Telephone: +41-71-2441737 

Fax: +41-71-2441701 

fff.ifor@bluewin.ch, www.friedenserziehung.ch 

REMARKS 

There is also the “Fellowship for Reconciliation-FOR”, which is the US chapter: www.forusa.org

THE LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION 

Address 

The Lutheran World Federation, 150, route de 

Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, CH-1211 Geneva 2 

Phone +41 (0)22 791 61 11 

Fax +41 (0)22 791 66 30 

Web www.lutheranworld.org 

E-Mail info@lutheranworld.org 



The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. The LWF now has 140 

member churches in 78 countries all over the world representing 66.2 million Christians. The LWF confesses the Holy Scriptures of 

the Old and New Testaments to be the only source and norm of its doctrine, life and service. It acts on behalf of its member 

churches in areas of common interest such as communication, ecumenical and interfaith relations, human rights, humanitarian 

assistance, theology, and the various aspects of mission and development. 



International Affairs and Human Rights: The LWF seeks to strengthen and support the ministries of its member churches in the 

area of international affairs and human rights. Critical issues of social and economic justice and the promotion of human dignity are 

fundamental concerns for Christian witness to the world's powers. 

Through its Office for International Affairs and Human Rights (OIAHR), the LWF seeks to strengthen, support and complement the 

ministries of its member churches in three major areas: 

a) International Advocacy 

b) Peacemaking And Reconciliation 

c) Capacity-Building 


Collins, P. (2003). Liberia: From Fear to Hope. Inter-Religious Groups Play Central Role in Peace Building. Lutheran World Federation 

News. 27.11.2003: 1-3. 

Okoth, N. (2004). LWF General Secretary Affirms Role of Africa's Religious Diversity in Resolving Conflict. Lutheran World Federation 

News. 28.06.2004: 1-2. 

(2004). Mission in Context: Transformation, Reconciliation, Empowerment - An LWF Contribution to the Understanding and Practice 

of Mission. Geneva, The Lutheran World Federation. 

REMARKS

Address 

Evangelisches Missionswerk Basel, 

Missionsstrasse 21, Postfach, 4003 Basel 

Phone +41 (0)61 268 23 01 

Fax +41 (0)61 268 22 68 

Web www.mission-21.org 

E-Mail info@mission-21.org 


MISSION 21 


Mission 21 works in over 18 countries with 66 partner churches and organizations, a beacon of hope in the spirit of the Gospel. 

Around the world mission 21 assists in approximately 130 projects, fighting against poverty, promoting health, improving the position 

of women, resolving conflicts peacefully and educating people in theology and the church. In Switzerland mission 21 organizes 

meetings, exchanges and research in the sensitive field of missionary work and developmental cooperation. 



Mission 21, an evangelical organization based at Missionsstrasse 21, Basle, was created from five missionary organizations: the Basel 

Mission, the Evangelic Mission in the Kwango area, the Moravian Mission, the South Africa Mission and the Swiss East Asia Mission, 

which are now the sponsor organizations. 

Mission 21 nurtures long-term relationships with around 66 partner churches and organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and 

Europe. Its chief tasks are: 

� Cooperative long-term relationships with churches and organizations in 18 countries 

� Development of international Christian churches network: theological training and congregation building, theological and 

ecumenical exchange 

� Projects to fight poverty, work for peace and health, Aids and HIV prevention, scholarships 

� Exchange visits as a bridge between cultures and churches 

� Promotion of intercultural and interreligious competence 

� Short-term projects, missiological themes and events, provision of speakers, archive and library 

The organization provides a large number of referees who are available to speak about their experiences while working for Mission 

21 or affiliated projects. Refer to: http://www.mission-21.org/deutsch/20_referentenvermittlung/ 

Mission 21 organizes a five-day workshop in Bali, Indonesia: “Religion as a Resource for Peace” in cooperation with 

KOFF/swisspeace. (Methodology: The concept and program outline are available at the PSIO-bibliographic database, see below). 


Hieber, A. (2005). Proposal for Workshop on "Religions-Resource for Peace" to be held in Indonesia in September/October 2006 and 

Workshop Program-Outline. Basle, Mission 21.

(2005). Projektheft der evangelischen Werke 2005. Berne, Projektdienst der evangelischen Werke: 1-40. http://www.mission- 

21.org/deutsch/files/Projektheft.pdf 

REMARKS 

Rev. Albrecht Hieber: Head Department of International Relations. 

Christian Wagner: International Relations, Program Officer Indonesia & Malaysia, christian.wagner@mission-21.org, has organized 

the Bali workshop “Religion as a Resource for Peace”. 

The English and French versions of the website are both relatively modest; it is worth checking the German one!

NGO COMMITTEE ON "SPIRITUALITY, VALUES AND 

GLOBAL CONCERNS" AT THE UNITED NATIONS. AND: 

SPIRITUAL CAUCUS AT THE UN GENEVA 

Address 

CSVCG , c/o WWSF, 11 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 

Genève 

Phone + 41 (0)22 733 88 76 

Fax + 41 (0)22 733 88 76 

Web www.csvgc-geneva.org 

E-Mail 


secretariat@csvgc-geneva.org 

info@spititualcaucus.org 


The Committee seeks to make a contribution to the spiritual dimension, values and rights based perspectives of the work of the 

United Nations agenda, by: 

participating in the work of the United Nations and in international conferences; encouraging a spiritual perspective within the 

international community, facilitating written and oral contributions for inclusion in United Nations declarations and programmes of 

action relating to spirituality, values, justice and peace at all levels; promoting the right to lead a spiritual or religious way of life in 

full respect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; supporting and exploring the link between science and spirituality, by 

presenting evidence and value based knowledge to demonstrate the causal effect of the spiritual dimension on personal and global 

change; advocating for a Spiritual Forum at the UN on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns; organising events in order to initiate 

dialogue and action between religious and spiritual dignitaries, speakers from United Nations specialised agencies and programmes, 

UN missions, Non governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, private sector, media, etc; publishing a series of documents on 

seminars and meetings, thereby demonstrating a commitment to keep the knowledge and wisdom of the spiritual perspective alive 

and transmitted throughout time. 



APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS: A CALL FOR SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT 

Launched on the occasion of the UN 60th Anniversary 2005 and open for endorsements 

Supported by organizations accredited to the UN in Geneva, New York and Vienna. 

• “Faith in Diplomacy: The United Nations and the Challenges of the 21st Century“ Conference co-organized with Caux Initatives of 

Change. 2003 

• "Dialogue with Religious and Spiritual Leaders" Acharya Meenakshi Devi, Hindu woman leader. 2003 

• “Our contribution to the work of the UN” 

2004 

• April 2005: "27 Demilitarized States in the World: Utopia or Reality for the Right to Development with Peace and Security?" ; Panel 

Discussion organized during the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights. 


(2002). Panel Report: The Geneva Spiritual Appeal: An Instrument for Peace? Geneva Spiritual Appeal: An Instrument for Peace? 

Geneva, The Spiritual Caucus at the United Nations Geneva.

(2005). Appeal to the United Nations: A Call for Spiritual Empowerment. Geneva, NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global 

Concerns CSVGC. 

REMARKS 

Dr. Astrid Stückelberger: co-founder of the spiritual Caucus at the United Nations. 

Rev. Dr. William McComish: initiator of the Appeal, Dean of the Cathedral.

SWISS ACADEMY FOR DEVELOPMENT 

Address SAD, Bözingenstrasse 71, CH-2502 Biel/Bienne 

Phone +41 (0)32 344 30 50 

Fax +41 32 341 08 10 

Web www.sad.ch 

E-Mail info@sad.ch 



Social change and cultural diversity are basic factors in every society. They represent both a potential and a risk for sustainable social 

development. They can be used as an opportunity and incentive to produce innovations. But they can also lead to suspicion, 

frustration and violence. Change ultimately affects individuals in terms of their personalities. One of the challenges facing decisionmakers, 

therefore, is how to facilitate change and cultural diversity, as well as prevent violent conflict. With rigorous scientific 

backing and an action-oriented approach, the Swiss Academy for Development is dedicated to the question of how societies handle 

social change and cultural diversity. It studies the (micro-level) causes and effects of anomic states and violence, and uses 

instruments based on intercultural dialogue and sports to generate concrete strategies for better management of social change and 

cultural diversity. 



The Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) is a politically independent, non-profit foundation. 

By means of research, experiential analysis, education and further training, intercultural forums, joint projects and public relations, 

the Swiss Academy for Development seeks to make cutting-edge contributions to development cooperation. 

• Center for Intercultural Dialogue: The history of Switzerland demonstrates that it is possible to integrate cultural variety and 

difference both socially and politically. The challenge that the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) has taken up – both in 

Switzerland and elsewhere – is to broaden this experience and knowledge of the past and to put them at the service of 

shaping sustainable multicultural societies. 

• Anomie Research: the SAD studies the negative consequences of rapid social change as well as the resulting loss of 

orientation (anomie), and develops approaches for solutions. 

• Sport and Development: the SAD analyzes the potential of sport and games for social development, promotes the exchange 

of knowledge and develops instrument to implement the S&D projects. 

Since the beginning of 2006, the SAD is cooperating with Lebanese institutions to promote interreligious dialogue and exchange 

between youth and children (the local partner NGO organizes sports and games for children and promotes inter-religious leisure 

opportunities). 

None, see Annual Reports on website. 

Rolf Schwery: Executive Director, schwery@sad.ch 


REMARKS 

Niklaus Eggenberger: Deputy Director, Head of Youth and Anomie Research, eggenberger@sad.ch 

Mithra Akhbari: Research Associate Youth and Anomie Research (responsible for the project in Lebanon), akhbari@sad.ch 

New entry: March 2007.

SWISS COUNCIL OF RELIGIONS 

SEK-FEPS, Thomas Wipf, Sulgenauweg 26, 

Postfach, CH-3000 Bern 23 (postal mail for the 

Address 

SCR should be sent to the FEPS according to its 

secretary) 

Phone +41 (0)31 370 25 25 

Fax +41 (0)31 370 25 80 

Web No website yet. 

E-Mail thomas.wipf@sek-feps.ch 



Maintain and promote the religious peace in Switzerland, encourage the dialogue and confidence between participants of the 

different religious communities, institutionalize a dialogue with regard to religious policy and serving as a partner to the federal 

authorities. 


Founding year May 2006 

� Contribute to the maintenance and promotion of the religious freedom in Switzerland. 

� Dialogue on current religious and political questions. 

� Promote the dialogue and communication among the different members in order to enhance mutual confidence. 

� Constitute a partner for the federal authorities in relevant matters. 

None so far. 

Limited to the helvetic context. 


REMARKS 

Pastor Thomas Wipf: president of the SCR, president of the „Schweizerischen Evangelischen Kirchenbundes (SEK)“. 

Bishop Dr. Kurt Koch: vice president of the Swiss Conference of Bishops. 

Bishop Fritz-René Müller: Swiss Catholic Church. 

Prof. Dr. Alfred Donath: president of the Swiss Federation of Jewish communities.Dr. Farhad Afshar, president of the Coordination 

of Islamic Organizations Switzerland. 

Dr. Hisham Maizar: president of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland.

Address 

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, WCC 

150 Route de Ferney 

P.O. Box 2100 

CH-1211 Geneva 2 

Phone +41 (0)22 791 6111 

Fax +41 (0)22 791 0361 

Web http://www.oikoumene.org 

E-Mail info@wcc-coe.org 



The aim of the WCC is to pursue the goal of the visible unity of the Church. The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the broadest 

and most inclusive among the many organized expressions of the modern ecumenical movement. In particular, the Justice, Peace, 

Creation Program (JPO) was created with the aim to analyze and reflect on justice, peace and creation in their interrelatedness, to 

promote values and practices that make for a culture of peace, and to work towards a culture of solidarity with young people, 

women, Indigenous Peoples and racially and ethnically oppressed people. 

Founding year 1948, consultative status with the UN. 


The WCC is a fellowship of churches, now 348 in more than 120 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions. WCC 

programs relate to the Council's five "historic" themes: faith and order; mission and ecumenical formation; justice, peace and 

creation; international affairs, peace and human security; and diakonia and solidarity. 

The Churches Commission on International affairs (CCIA) advise the WCC in international affairs. The staff of the WCC International 

Affairs, Peace and Human Security team work on peace-making and peaceful resolution of conflicts, militarism, disarmament and 

arms control, human security and the root causes of terrorism, human rights, religious liberty and intolerance, impunity, justice and 

reconciliation, international law and global governance. 

Special Programs: 

• Decade to overcome violence 2001-2010: WCC member churches aim at being agents of reconciliation and peace with 

justice in homes, churches and societies as well as in the political, social and economic structures at the global level. 

• Dialogue with neighbours of other religions: promoting dialogue between Christians and partners of other religious 

traditions. 

• Ethics of Life and alternatives to globalization: This WCC programme - with staff in Geneva and consultants and 

seconded staff in the field - co-ordinates efforts to promote justice, peace and the integrity of creation so that all may attain 

"fullness of life". 

• Ecumenical advocacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts: The WCC works to prevent - or if that is impossible, to 

resolve peacefully - armed conflicts and wars. Similarly, it works with them to identify and condemn human-rights violations. 

It suggests consistent ecumenical approaches to international issues, and offers interpretation of complex issues and advice 

on the root causes of war. It works through political analysis and documentation, policy development, advocacy and 

solidarity campaigns and awareness-building. A recent example is the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and 

Palestine (EAPPI). 

• Ecumenical Focus on Africa: In collaboration with NEPAD, it emphasizes overcoming HIV/AIDS, and attaining peace and 

reconciliation as urgent priorities; it accompanies churches which are contributing to African peace and reconciliation 

movements.


De Santa Ana, J. e. (2006). Religions today: their challenge to the ecumenical movement. Geneva, WCC. 

Laugesen, A. (2003). The Roots of Violence, WCC, Danish Television. Video. 

May, J. D. A. (2004). "The dialogue of religions: source of knowledge? Means of peace?" Current Dialogue(43): 1-9. 

Mudge, L. S. and T. e. Wieser (2000). Democratic Contracts for Sustainable and Caring Societies: What Can Churches and Christian 

Communities Do? Geneva, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc. 

Omar, A. R. (2004). "Religion, power and violence: illuminating the nexus." Current Dialogue(44): 1-6. 

Tschuy, T. (1997). Ethnic Conflict and Religion: Challenge to the churches. Geneva, WCC. 

WCC (2004). Power. Echoes-Justice, Peace and Creation News. 22: 1-36. 

Current Dialogue contains articles on interreligious dialogue, news about interreligious events and related WCC consultation reports. 

It is published twice per year in English. 

Further publications: refer to http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/news/index-e.html 

REMARKS 

Pastor Dwain Epps: team « International Relations » of the WCC. 

M. Tarek Mitri: Coordinator of Interreligious Relations and Dialogue at the World Council of Churches, Geneva, since 1991 and 

Program Secretary for Christian-Muslim dialogue. 

Pastor Hans Ucko: team “interreligious relations and dialogue”. 

Update Dec. 2006: 

Rev. Dr. Deenabandhu Manchala : Programme Executive, Faith and Order. Organisator of the conference “A theological reflection 

on cruelty- the ugly face of violence” in December 2006: dem@wcc-coe.org

II. International institutions without an 

office in Switzerland 

a. Research and Knowledge (outside Switzerland)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY 

OF RELIGION AND CONFLICT 

Address 

Phone 480.965.7187 

Fax 480.965.9611 

Web 

Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, 

Arizona State University, PO Box 873004 

Tempe, AZ 85287-3004 

http://www.asu.edu/csrc/ 

E-Mail csrc@asu.edu 



The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University promotes cutting edge research and education on the 

causes and dynamics of religious conflicts with the aim of contributing to their containment or resolution. By serving as a research 

hub that fosters exchange and collaboration across the university as well as with its broader publics—local, national, and global—the 

Center fosters innovative and engaged thinking on matters of enormous importance to us all. 

Committed to a model of scholarship that is transdisciplinary, collaborative and problem-focused, the Center stimulates new research 

by bringing together faculty and students from across the disciplines, creating links between the academic world and that of 

professionals, policymakers, practitioners and religious leaders, and fostering cross-cultural exchange through partnerships and 

collaborations with international scholars, students and institutions. 



The ASU Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict facilitates research and reflection on the multifaceted dimensions of religion 

and conflict. The Center seeks to enhance empirical knowledge of particular cases and analytic and theoretical insights that 

contribute to broader comparative understanding. Faculty seminars, working groups, research teams, conferences, and publications 

supported by the Center and external sponsors are designed to facilitate innovative connections, conversations, and collaborations 

that cross disciplinary and departmental lines. 

Current project areas: 

� Religions and the Secular 

� Religion and Violence 

� Religion and Science 

� Difficult Dialogues: Teaching about Religion 

� Initiative in Religion, Conflict and Peace Studies 

� Grants 


Cady, L. (2005). Categories, Conflicts, Conundrums: Reflections on the Religion/Secular Divide. War and Border Crossings: Ethics 

When Cultures Clash. P. French and J. Short, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Cady, L. (2005). "Secularism, Secularizing, and Secularization: Reflections on Stout's Democracy and Tradition." Journal of the 

American Academy of Religion 73(3): 871-885. 

Simon, S. and L. Cady (2006). Disrupting Violence: Religion and Conflict in Asia. Oxford, Routledge Press. 

Warner, C. M. and M. W. Wenner (2006). "Religion and the Political Organization of Muslims in Europe." Perspectives on Politics 4(3): 

1-67. 

Winkelman, M. (2005). Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity and Competence. Peosta, Iowa, Eddie Bowers. 

REMARKS 

Linell Cady: Director, Franca G. Oreffice Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies. 

John Carlson: Associate Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies.

THE BERKLEY CENTER FOR RELIGION, PEACE, AND WORLD 

AFFAIRS 

Address 

Phone 202.687.5119 

Fax 

Web 

Georgetown University, Berkley Center for 

Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Intercultural 

Center 667, 37th and O Street, NW Washington, 

DC 20057 

http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/ 

E-Mail berkleycenter@georgetown.edu 



The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs explores the intersection of religion with contemporary global challenges: relations among 

states and societies; democracy and human rights; global development; and cultural globalization. Two foundational premises guide the 

Center's work: that scholarship on religion and its role in world affairs can help to address these challenges effectively; and that the open 

engagement of religious traditions with one another and with the wider society can promote peace. 

Founding year March 2006. 


� International Relations: Center programs will explore religion's double-edged quality as both a driver of terrorism and civil conflict, and 

a source of reconciliation and peacebuiliding. The Center is a partner in the implementation of a two-year grant from the Henry Luce 

Foundation to the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. The Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Relations, inaugurated 

in fall 2006, supports a range of teaching, research, and outreach activities on two themes: "Religious Sources of Foreign Policy" and 

"Religion and Development." (Conference on the New Religious Pluralism in World Politics in March 2006.) 

� Democracy & Human Rights: Center programs explore the interaction of religion with democracy and human rights at the level of both 

theory and practice. E.g. The Center is sponsoring a major conference on Religion and the Global Politics of Human Rights on March 16, 

2007. 

� Global Development: For all its importance, the religious factor in global development is poorly understood. Center programs will 

examine better how religious and secular ideas, interests, and organizations intersect around challenges of global development -- in order 

to advance scholarship and promote better policy. As part of the new, two-year Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs the 

Center is developing a "Religion and Development Database" that will track the engagement of religious communities worldwide around 

questions of education, healthcare, and poverty relief. 

� Culture & Identity: The Berkley Center sponsors careful interdisciplinary work that brings together the social sciences and the humanities 

and explores the historical narratives and theological constructs that shape religion, culture, and identity in today's world. 


(2007 (forthcoming)). The New Religious Pluralism in World Politics. Conference on The New Religious Pluralism in World Politics 

Sherman, N. (2005). Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy behind the Military Mind. New York, Oxford University Press.

REMARKS 

Thomas Banchoff: Director, banchoff@georgetown.edu 

Melody Fox Ahmed: Program Coordinator. 

Katherine Marshall: joined the Center as a Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor in September 2006. She will be teaching both undergraduate and 

graduate courses. 

The Center was created very recently in March 2006 through a grant by William R. Berkley. 

Its website is very well organized and worth exploring.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 

LAW AND RELIGION STUDIES 

Address 

Phone 1 (801) 422-2871 

Fax 1 (801) 422-0399 

Web http://www.iclrs.org/ 

The International Center for Law and Religion 

Studies, Brigham Young University, 452 JRCB 

Provo, UT 84602 USA 

E-Mail law_religion@byu.edu 



The BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies works with scholars, government leaders, nongovernmental groups, and 

religious organizations from a variety of countries and faith traditions, playing an important role in promoting religious liberty and 

studying the relations between governments and religious organizations. 

To help secure the blessings of freedom of religion and belief for all people by: 

Expanding, deepening, and disseminating knowledge and expertise regarding the interrelationship of law and religion. 

Facilitating the growth of networks of scholars, experts, and policy makers involved in the field of religion and law. 

Contributing to law reform processes and broader implementation of principles of religious freedom worldwide. 



Located at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School, the Center has become a focal point for scholarly activity on 

church-state issues. In addition to the numerous articles and treatises written and edited by its directors, the Center has accumulated 

an array of specialized resources that it makes available to visiting scholars and students. 

The Center also maintains a Web page with legal materials on religious freedom issues and, on behalf of the OSCE and a consortium 

of universities, has created an online database of hundreds of laws affecting religious organizations. 

The Center regularly provides governments with detailed technical analyses of emerging legislation to help the drafters avoid 

unnecessary encroachments on religious freedom. It also offers a credible assessment of law-reform efforts, religious freedom 

violations, and legal developments for national and international bodies monitoring the implementation of religious freedom norms. 


Abu-Nimer, M. (2001). "A Framework for Non-Violence and Peace-Building in Islam." Journal of Law and Religion 15(1&2): 217-265. 

Sa'id, J. (2001). "Law, Religion and the Prophetic Method of Social Change." Journal of Law and Religion 15(1 & 2): 83-149. 

REMARKS 

Many conference papers can be found online, http://www.iclrs.org/previous.htm, most of them with a clear legal focus, especially on 

topics such as Religion & Public Life, etc.

CENTER FOR REDUCTION OF RELIGIOUS-BASED CONFLICT 

Address 

649 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 201, Naples, 

Florida 34102-6601, U.S.A. 

Phone Not indicated. 

Fax 

Web http://www.center2000.org/ 

E-Mail centerRel@Center2000.org 



The Center is a US charitable organization, dedicated to the reduction of religious-based conflict throughout the world through 

publicizing existing conflicts, their significance to all of us, and their causes; as well as providing realistic long-term solutions. The 

Center is not a religion or church; nor in any way associated with any religion or church, but a truly independent organization which 

believes all religions are important. It does not seek to substitute or duplicate initiatives of religions or other organizations, but 

rather to compliment them. To reduce and eventually eliminate religious-based conflict in the world by first sensitizing the peoples of 

the world to the very real problem of religious-based conflict in the world, its causes and its costs, and second by education - 

particularly of the children - to a new and unique realistic, long-term approach to the problem. 



The Center has identified 18 religious-based conflicts throughout the world and publishes summaries on their evolution. 


Trowbridge, T. Beyond Tolerance: (Why Tolerance Cannot Solve the Problem of Religious-based Conflict and What the Real Answer 

Is) What Everyone Needs to Know About the Increasing Dangers of Religious-based Conflict and Why - and Its Alarming Costs to All 

of Us! Florida, Authorhouse. 

REMARKS 

(personal opinion Evelyne: simplistic approach on what a “religious-based conflict” is, without an explicit definition. E.g. the Middle 

East conflict is presented as a conflict between “Judaism versus Islam”, etc.). But maybe it might be interesting as an example of 

institution.

CENTER FOR WORLD RELIGIONS, DIPLOMACY AND CONFLICT 

RESOLUTION 

Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, 

George Mason University, 3330 Washington 

Address 

Boulevard, "Truland Building," 5th Floor, Arlington, 

VA 22201 

Phone (703) 993-4473 

Fax (703) 993-1302 

Web 

http://www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc/index.html 

E-Mail crdc@gmu.edu 

Category Research and Knowledge (Dialogue) 


The Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) engages in practice, research and education concerning 

the contributions of world religions to conflict and to peace. The Center mobilizes resources of religion, diplomacy and conflict 

resolution to support more effective interventions in global problems. Its work ranges from grassroots work to policymaking, and 

seeks to develop and support more effective collaboration between religious and secular grassroots leaders and policymakers. 



The Center engages in three main arenas of activity: education, research, and direct action. 

Current projects include: 

� The Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution Initiative 

This project involves mobilizing resources of religion, diplomacy and conflict resolution to support more effective interventions in 

global problems. 

� Project on the New Middle East 

The purpose of this project is to create cultural breakthroughs between peoples that would set the stage for progress on matters of 

peace and war and state-to-state relations. We intend to create small but powerful cultural openings and experiences of shared 

moral and religious values with business leaders, government officials and private citizens, in order to create bridges where official 

diplomacy is not yet in a position to create a breakthrough or even initiate an official process. 


Gopin, M. (2000). Between Religion And Conflict Resolution: Mapping A New Field Of Study, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy 

and Conflict Resolution. 

Gopin, M. (2001). "Religion and international relations at the crossroads." International Studies Review 3(3). 

Gopin, M. (2001). This War is about religion, and cannot be won without it, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict 

Resolution. 

Gopin, M. (2001). Intervening in Religious Conflict, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. 

Gopin, M. (2002). The use of the word and its limits: A critical evaluation of religious dialogue as peacemaking, Center for World

Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. 

Gopin, M. (2002). Religion as an Aid and Hindrance to post-conflict coexistence work, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and 

Conflict Resolution. 

Gopin, M. (2002). Religion as destroyer and creator of peace: a post-mortem on failed peace processes, Center of World Religions, 

Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. 

Montville, J. V. (2001). Religion and Peacemaking, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Mason University. 

Weinberger, P. E. (2004). Incorporating religion into Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking: recommendations for policymakers, Center for 

World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. 

See website for more publications. 

REMARKS 

The Center also offers a course on “World religions, violence and conflict resolution” by Dr. Marc Gopin. 

Excellent link collection on their website mentioning other global initiatives in the same field. 

Dr. Marc Gopin: Expert to issues of peace and global conflict. His particular emphasis is on the role of religion and culture in not 

only sparking conflict, but as critical to reaching lasting resolution between peoples and nations.

CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, CSIS 

Address 

Center for Strategic & International Studies, 1800 

K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 

Phone 202-887-0200 

Fax 202-775-3199 

Web www.csis.org 

E-Mail See website for contact forms. 



The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks to advance global security and prosperity in an era of economic and 

political transformation by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers. CSIS serves as a strategic 

planning partner for the government by conducting research and analysis and developing policy initiatives that look into the future 

and anticipate change. 



While the Center has numerous programs and research projects, the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Program is focused on conflict and 

post-conflict areas around the world, particularly Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Sri Lanka. The Center also analyzes institutional 

responses by the U.S. Government, the United Nations, and regional organizations. 

One of the projects focuses explicitly on religion and conflict: 

ENGAGING WITH RELIGION IN CONFLICT-PRONE SETTINGS 

Throughout many of its case studies, the PCR Project has recognized that U.S. and international efforts have consistently failed to 

reduce religious risks and engage religious partners effectively. The PCR Project aims to provide a more holistic response to address 

the weaknesses of international engagement with religious actors in conflict-prone settings, specifically the lack of systematic 

analyses and integrated strategies for understanding and interacting with religious actors, as well as an absence of baselines for 

measuring progress in this area. 

This project aims to assist policymakers and implementing partners in developing their capacity to engage more productively on 

issues such as religion's contribution to peacebuilding, the role of faith-based organizations, mobilization techniques used by religious 

actors, and the protection of religious minorities in conflict settings. The Project will do so by analyzing current practices and 

opportunities for improved engagement, and by developing new approaches that consider the religious character of international 

actors and potential practices and concepts to adopt from religious organizations. 


(2004). Securing Peace: An Action Strategy for Sri Lanka. Workshop on Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Washington DC, Woodrow 

Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University/Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): 1-44. 

Hunter, S. T. and H. Malik (2005). Modernization, Democracy, and Islam. Washington DC, Praeger/CSIS. 

Hunter, S. T. and H. Malik (2005). Islam and Human Rights. Washington DC, Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS. 

McGlinchey, E. M. (2005). Revolutions and Religion in Central Asia. PONARS Policy Memo. Washington DC, Center for Strategic and 

International Studies/PONARS George Mason University. 364.

Steele, D. (2006). Engaging with Religion in Post-Conflict Settings: A Field Perspective. C.-E. Audio. Washington DC, The Center for 

Strategic and International Studies CSIS. 

REMARKS 

Fredrik Barton: Defense and Security Policy, Codirector, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project and Senior Adviser, International 

Security Program 

Liora Danan: Research assistant with the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, and she is currently leading the project that 

considers how the international community can better engage with religious actors in conflict-prone settings. ldanan@csis.org 

David Steele: Former Director, Religion and Conflict Resolution Project. Program Manager, Conflict Management Group.

CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES, 

RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN 

Radboud University Nijmegen, Centre for 

Address 

Sustainable Management of Resources, P.O. Box 

9010, 6500 GL NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands 

Phone +31 (024) 3652262 

Fax +31 (024) 3652263 

Web http://www.ru.nl/ucm/english/ 

E-Mail secr.csmr@science.ru.nl 



At Radboud University Nijmegen the Centre for Sustainable Management of Resources is an education and research centre. It 

bridges the gap between the traditional disciplines. It does education and research in the following fields: 

• trans-national river and water management 

• sustainable development and gender issues 

• environmental studies linking different disciplines 



In September 2007, the center hosts an international conference on the following topic: “Religious Studies and Theology 

exploring sustainable development: challenges for higher education”. 

‘The debate on sustainable development has lately gained momentum with the production of new evidence for rapid climate change, 

the earlier Millennium Ecosystems Assessment report, and media presentations such as Bill Clinton’s tour and Al Gore’s movie An 

Inconvenient Truth. Whereas this debate has until now focused largely on technical aspects, there is now growing attention for 

underlying values, assumptions, opinions, and, ultimately, the deeper religious motivations in our cultures underpinning 

environmentally benign or destructive behavior. The relations between these worldviews and their impact on the environment 

(positive or negative) are by no means clear and should be debated further. How are those worldviews and the debate about their 

supposed effects incorporated in the academic disciplines of religious studies and theology, in their research and education? Do 

academic and other higher educational institutions sufficiently equip their students for this debate? In what way do they incorporate 

the theme in their research agendas? How can the disciplines of religious studies and theology (of all faiths and denominations) 

contribute to the underpinning of social and international policy debates on sustainable development as articulated in, for instance, 

the Earth Charter and the Millennium Development Goals?’ 


Proceedings of the Seminar will be published on the Seminar website as well as in hard copy. 

www.ru.nl/ucm/projecten/duurzaamheid/religiecongres_2007/

REMARKS 

Prof. Dr. Erik Eynikel: lecturer for Old Testament Exegeses, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 

Holland and Adjunct Professor in Residence for Old Testament at the University of Dallas, TX, USA. E.Eynikel@theo.ru.nl 


CLINGENDAEL/NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

Address 

Clingendael Institute, P.O. Box 93080, 2509 AB 

The Hague 

Phone 31-70-324 53 84 

Fax 31-70-328 20 02 

Web www.clingendael.nl 

E-Mail info@clingendael.nl 



The objective of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, known as 'Clingendael', is to promote the understanding of 

international affairs. Special attention is devoted to European integration, transatlantic relations, international security, conflict 

studies, policy making on national and international energy markets, negotiations and diplomacy, and to the United Nations and 

other international organizations. 



The Institute acts in an advisory capacity to the government, parliament and social organizations, holds conferences and seminars, 

maintains a library and documentation centre, and publishes a Dutch language monthly on international politics as well as a 

newsletter. 

The Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme (CSCP) looks into contemporary conflicts, security threats and issues of 

international justice. The multiple facets of conflict in the developing world and the phenomenon terrorism are the two main fields of 

the CSCP. The CSCP offers courses for diplomats, civil servants, military staff as well as students and other target groups and it 

conducts research for a wide variety of policy institutions. 

The CSCP is a merger of the Conflict Research Unit and other staff that has been working on the above issues throughout the 

past years. The CRU focuses on the study of intrastate conflict and on ways of preventing and dealing with these conflicts. Its work 

has a special though not exclusive emphasis on the developing world and aims at translating theoretical insights into practical policy 

recommendations, as well as developing tools for decision-makers in national and multilateral governmental and non-governmental 

organizations. Themes of research include: peace processes, gender and conflict, democratic transitions, Security Sector reform, 

disarmament processes, natural resources and conflict, economics of violence and discourse analysis. A central component of the 

CRU's work consist of tailor-made research for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through the so-called Conflict Research 

Programme, the CRU provides services to the Peacebuilding and Good Governance Section (DMV/VG). 

More information about this programme and other activities can be found under research. (http://www.clingendael.nl/cscp/) 


Frerks, G. and B. Klem (2004). Dealing with Diversity: Sri Lankan Discourses on Peace and Conflict. The Hague, CRU Book 

Clingendael Institute. 

De Silva, K. M. (2000). Conflict and Violence in South Asia. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Hague, CRU Book 

International Centre for Ethnic Studies/Clingendael Institute.

Tsjeard, B., A. Kadayifci-Orellana, et al. (2005). Faith-Based Peace-Building. Mapping and Analysis of Christian, Muslim and Multi- 

Faith Actors. The Hague, Clingendael Institute. 

Huber, M. (2004). State-building in Georgia: Unfinished and at Risk? CRU Occasional Paper. The Hague, Clingendael Institute. 

Frerks, G. and M. van Leeuwen (2000). The Netherlands and Sri Lanka, Dutch Policies and Interventions with regard to the Conflict in 

Sri Lanka. CRU Occasional Paper. The Hague, Clingendael Institute. 

Verstegen, S. (1999). Conflict Prognostication: Towards a Tentative Framework for Conflict Assessment. CRU Occasional Papers. The 

Hague, Clingendael Institute. 

Samarasinghe, A. (2003). Political Economy of Internal Conflict in Sri Lanka. CRU Working Paper 16. The Hague, Clingendael 

Institute. 

REMARKS

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR JUSTICE 

AND PEACEBUILDING 

Address 

Phone (540) 432-4490 

Fax (540) 432-4449 

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern 

Mennonite University, 1200 Park Road, 

Harrisonburg, VA 22802 - 2462 

Web http://www.emu.edu/ctp/ 

E-Mail cjp@emu.edu 



Rooted in the Mennonite historic peace church tradition of Christianity, CJP prepares and supports individuals and institutions of 

diverse religious and philosophical backgrounds in the creation of a just and peaceful world. 



The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) was founded to further the personal and professional development of individuals as 

peacebuilders and to strengthen the peacebuilding capacities of the institutions they serve. The program is committed to supporting 

conflict transformation and peacebuilding efforts at all levels of society in situations of complex, protracted, violent or potentially 

violent, social conflict in the United States and abroad. Open to people from all parts of the world and all religious traditions, CJP 

builds upon EMU's Christian/Anabaptist faith commitments and strengths. The rigors of academic specialization are combined with 

practical preparation for a life of nonviolence, witness, service, and peacebuilding in the larger society and world. The program also 

builds upon Mennonite domestic and international service experience in disaster response, humanitarian relief, restorative justice and 

socioeconomic development. 

The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding includes a Graduate Program in Conflict Transformation, a Summer Peacebuilding Institute 

and a Practice Institute (previously the Institute for Justice and Peacebuilding). 


Docherty, J. S. (2001). Learning Lessons from Waco: When the Parties Bring Their Gods to the Negotiation Table. New York, 

Syracuse University Press. 

Evans, A. F. and R. Evans (2001). Peace Skills: Leader's Guide. New Jersey, Jossey-Bass. 

Jenner, J. M. and J. P. Lederach (2002). A Handbook of International Peacebuilding: Into the Eye of the Storm. San Francisco, 

Jossey-Bass. 

Lederach, J. P. (1998). Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies. Washington, DC, United States Institute of 

Peace Press.

Sampson, C. and J. P. Lederach (2000). From the Ground Up: Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding. Oxford, 

Oxford University Press. 

REMARKS 

Howard Zehr: Co-director for Program, Professor of Restorative Justice. 

(John Paul Lederach: Part-time Professor of Conflict Studies, see Joan Kroc).

FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG (FES) 

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung HQ, Bonner Haus, 

Address 

Godesberger Allee 149, D-53170 Bonn 

(contact details of regioanl offices online) 

Phone ++49(0)228/883-666 

Fax ++49(0)228/883-396 

Web www.fes.de 

E-Mail fes@fes.de 

Category Research & Knowledge / (Dialogue) 


The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was founded in 1925 as a political legacy of Germany´s first democratically elected president, 

Friedrich Ebert. As a private cultural non-profit institution, it is committed to the ideas and basic values of social democracy. 



� Development Cooperation 

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) maintains its own representations in 70 countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin 

America. They are engaged in projects in the fields of socio-political development and economic and social promotion. The FES 

spends approximately half of its annual budget on international activities. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung sees its activities in the 

developing countries as a contribution to: 

– promoting peace and understanding between peoples and inside the partner countries, 

– supporting the democratization of the State and society and strengthening the civil society, 

– improving general political, economic and social conditions, 

– reinforcing free trade unions, 

– developing independent media structures, 

– facilitating regional and worldwide cooperation 

� Political Education 

It is the aim of political education by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung to assist the citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany in 

responding to the changes in politics and society and thus to enable them to take part in a critical and proactive manner. 

� Research and Consulting 

The practice-oriented research and consulting activities of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung take place at the locations in Bonn and Berlin. 

Its centralised discussion circles on economic, technological, labour and social policies, and also on social and contemporary history 

focus on topics which will be pivotal in shaping our society in future. The content and orientation for these activities are provided by 

the report of the Future Commission of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 

The project „Weltethos“ dates back to an initiative from Prof. Dr. Hans Küng in 1990. It is based on the idea that peace among 

nations is inconceivable without peace among religions and that peace among religions can only be achieved through dialogue. (see 

publications) 

� The foundation publishes the Journal “Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft” (contributions in German and in English) 

which contains relevant articles, e.g. on peace studies, Islam, democratization, etc.


Becker, A. (2006). Keine Chancen für Frieden in Sri Lanka? Colombo, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Colombo: 1-4. 

Kandel, J. (2006). Weltethos und Weltfriede. Berlin, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Politische Akademie: 1-16. 

The project „Weltethos goes back to an initiative from Prof. Dr. Hans Küng in 1990. It is based on the idea that peace among nations 

is inconceivable without peace among religions and that peace among religions can only be achieved through dialogue. The 

current report explains the intentions of the project, its implementation and philosophical, theological and political 

reflexions. (in German). 

Schartz, J. (2006). Zwischen Demokratie und Shari'a? Die Rolle des Politischen Islam in Westafrika. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 

Internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Berlin, Germany, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 

REMARKS 

The foundation has a huge number of publications: for a complete library-research, please refer to: http://library.fes.de/library/frdigbib.html 

Activities of the regional offices differ from office to office: http://www.fes.de/sets/s_fes_i.htm shows the international 

representations, most of the offices have own websites. There is also an office in Geneva: FES Geneva, 6 bis Chemin du Point-du- 

Jour, 1202 Genève, Tel: +4122 733 34 50 Fax: +4122 733 35 45, www.fes-geneva.org 

Heidrun Schliebusch: responsible for Asia and the Pacific 

Edith Tapsoba: responsible for the MENA Region 

Heidi Thies: responsible for Development Policies

FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION 

Address 

Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation, Karl Marx St. 2, 

14482 Potsdam, Germany 

Phone +49 0331/7019-0 

Fax +49 0331/7019-188 

Web www.fnst.de 

E-Mail fnst@fnst.org 

Category Research / Dialogue 


The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organisation that is committed to promoting 

liberal policy and politics. Originating in Germany, the Foundation has won a reputation for promoting Freedom in human Dignity as 

the ultimate precondition of a society where people can live freely and in peace. 

To create such an open society we are guided by the principles of Liberalism and its message of tolerance and acceptance of 

diversity. By applying its core concepts such as human rights, rule of law, liberal democracy and a free market economy, it has been 

proven through the centuries that Liberalism offers appropriate solutions for the present and the future in public and personal life.It 

is this proud tradition that we seek to expand even further through our intensive Work in political education, advice, training and 

dialogue. 

In Africa we support various projects in co-operation with partner organisations and are similarly active in over 50 countries 

worldwide. 



The Friedrich Naumann Foundation organizes a conference in September 2007 on „Religion, Menschenrechte und 

Menschenrechtspolitik“ (Religion, Human Rights and Human Rights Policy). The conference will take place in Gummersbach, 

Germany from 07. to 09. September 2007. http://www.fnst.de/webcom/show_all_seminare.php/_lkm-639/i.html 

REMARKS 

Responsible for the conference on Religion and Human Rights: 

Mrs. Bärbel Beer: baerbel.beer@fnst.org, Tel.: 02261 / 3002-173 


HARVARD UNIVERSITY ISLAMIC STUDIES PROGRAM 

Address 

Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, 38 

Kirkland street, Cambridge, MA 02138. 

Phone 617-495-8433 

Fax 

Web No separate website yet. www.harvard.edu 

E-Mail 

jmadri@fas.harvard.edu (Jessica Madri, 

assistant). 



Harvard University today announced in December 2005 the creation of a University-wide program on Islamic studies, made possible 

by a $20 million gift from Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. The new program will build on Harvard's strong 

commitment to the study of the religious traditions of the world. It will also augment Harvard's existing strength by increasing the 

number of faculty focused on Islamic studies. 

"I am pleased to support Islamic studies at Harvard and I hope that this program will enable generations of students and scholars to 

gain a thorough understanding of Islam and its role both in the past and in today's world," Prince Alwaleed said. "Bridging the 

understanding between East and West is important for peace and tolerance." This gift will make it possible to add strength in 

important disciplines such as the history of science and new areas of study, such as Islamic Inner-Asian, Southeast Asian, or South 

Asian studies. " 



The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University will bring together faculty, students, and researchers 

from across the University and will be housed within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in close coordination with Harvard 

Divinity School. The program will establish four new faculty positions, enabling Harvard to attract a group of additional outstanding 

academics from a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. An endowed chair known as the Prince Alwaleed 

Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life will be created, and an additional endowment fund will be established 

to support three senior professorships in other areas of Islamic studies. The program also will provide support for research, tuition, 

fees, and stipends for graduate students. 

In addition, the program will launch an initiative known as the Islamic Heritage Project, which will preserve and digitize historically 

significant Islamic materials and make vast quantities of the resulting images - including digitized texts of the classics of the Islamic 

tradition - available via the Internet. Among other things, this initiative will help guard against the potential loss of important texts, 

which could be endangered under a variety of circumstances, as demonstrated by the recent tragic destruction of manuscripts in Iraq 

and Bosnia and the neglect and deterioration of manuscript libraries around the world. 

REMARKS 

Even if not officially announced, it seems that the academic communities of Harvard and Georgetown were in disagree whether to 

accept the large sums of money from Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. 

Roy P. Mottahedeh: Gurney Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed inaugural director of the 

new Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University. mottahed@fas.harvard.edu 


INSTITUTE ON CULTURE, RELIGION AND WORLD AFFAIRS, 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

Address 

Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, 

10 Lenox Street, Brookline, MA 02446 USA 

Phone 617-353-9050 

Fax 617-353-6408 

Web www.bu.edu/cura 

E-Mail isec@bu.edu 



CURA is a center for research, publication and education on one of the most strategic questions in the contemporary world: How 

does culture (in the sense of beliefs, values and lifestyles) affect economic and political developments world-wide? Since, in most of 

the world, religion is at the core of culture, CURA has paid special attention to the role of religion in world affairs. While CURA’s 

agenda is of obvious academic interest, it touches increasingly on practical policy concerns. Thus CURA has sought to communicate 

its findings to government, the business community and the media. 


Examples of activities include: 


� Civil Democratic Islam: Prospects, Comparisons, and Policies for a Changing Muslim World 

� Orthodox Christianity in American Public Life: The Challenges and Opportunities of Religious Pluralism in the 21st Century 

� Orthodox Christianity and the Construction of Civil Society and Democracy in Russia 

� Engaged Religions and the Public Good in Chinese Societies 

Since its inception CURA has conducted research projects on every continent except Australia. Some of these were pioneering and 

have become major points of research, such as those by David Martin (London School of Economics) on the explosion of 

Protestantism in Latin America and by Gordon Redding (then at the University of Honkong) on the culture of Overseas Chinese 

entrepreneurs. 


Berger, P. L. and S. P. Huntington (2002). Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity In the Contemporary World. Oxford, Oxford 

University Press. 

Glenn, C. (2000). The Ambiguous Embrace: Government and Faith-based Schools and Social Services. Princeton, Princeton University 

Press. 

Hefner, R. (2004). Remaking Muslim Politics: Pluralism, Contestation, Democratization. Princeton, Princeton University Press. 

Lännström, A. (2003). Promise and Peril: The Paradox of Religion as Resource and Threat. Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame 

Press.

Ra'anan, U. (1991). State and Nation in Multi-Ethnic Societies. Manchester, Manchester, Manchester University Press. 

REMARKS 

Peter L. Berger: founder and sociologist on the faculty of Boston University. 

One of the focus issues of the center seems to be the interlink between business/economics and development/democracy, etc.

Address 

INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC POLICY, INC. 

Phone (202) 835-8760 

Fax (202) 835-8764 

Institute on Religion and Public Policy, 1620 Eye 

Street, N.W., Suite LL10, Washington, DC 20006 

Web http://www.religionandpolicy.org 

E-Mail 

fahey@religionandpolicy.org 

Blackburn@religionandpolicy.org 



The Institute on Religion and Public Policy is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan, inter-religious organization that 

seeks to shape the public participation in policy of the American community of faith. The Institute on Religion and Public Policy 

conducts research on issues relating to religion and public policy in both the domestic and international policy arenas. The Institute 

sponsors lectures and conferences, as well as publishes books and other materials, to exchange and appropriate ideas on the 

importance of remaining active in and aware of the ever-developing relationship between religion and public policy. The Institute on 

Religion and Public Policy also provides leadership in motivating public interest and action in areas of concern to the religious and 

public policy communities. 

Founding year “recently” 


Aditus Ad Pacem: A Religious Approach to International Peace 

Jan Karski Wellspring of Freedom Program on International Freedom of Religion and Belief: 

The Wellspring of Freedom Program consists of three elements: research, education, and action. Institute staff will research and 

investigate instances of religious repression around the globe by taking advantage of a wide-ranging network of individuals and 

groups around the globe who can provide the Institute with reliable up-to-date information on circumstances of religious repression, 

intolerance, discrimination, and persecution. 

Non-Proliferation Lifeline Project: 

An inter-religious Track II diplomatic campaign at the United Nations to bolster support for NPT in the coming year of crisis. The 

Non-Proliferation Lifeline Project will introduce American and international religious leaders to the NPT Review process through the 

development and dissemination of an appeal to NPT Heads of State that will be supported through consultations with NPT Review 

Conference delegates at the United Nations in New York and Geneva and other sites where the Institute is particularly capable of 

operating effectively (e.g., the Holy See and Israel). 

Center for Religion and Homeland Security: 

The Center for Religion and Homeland Security, a project of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, seeks to shape the focus of 

America’s homeland security policy by seeking to identify, study, and promulgate the nexus between Religion, Fundamental Rights, 

and Homeland Security. 

Peacemaking: Religion as a Solution to and Reconciliation in International Conflict.

Press releases and statements online. 


REMARKS 

Focus on the United States of America but international research. 

Unfortunately, no information is available online on the peacemaking program.

Address 

Phone +49 40 670859 - 0 

Fax +49 40 670859 - 30 

Web http://www.ithf.de/ 

E-Mail 

INSTITUTE FOR THEOLOGY AND PEACE 

Institut für Theologie und Frieden, Herrengraben 

4, D-20459 Hamburg, Germany 

secretariat@ithf.de 



The Institute for Theology and Peace is a research institution of the Catholic Church established by the Catholic Military Chaplaincy. 

The emphasis of research and documentation is on the political and social debate on questions of peace from a theological-ethical 

point of view. 


The Institute has the following tasks: 


1. to acquire, document and make accessible theological literature and literature researching topics of peace relevant to theology: 

� Library and documentation 

� Online bibliography Theology and Peace 

2. to cooperate with appropriate national and international research and documentation institutions 

3. to carry out and promote theological research and research topics of peace relevant to theology 

Research areas: 

The main emphasis of the research of the Institute is the development of theologically based peace ethics. The Institute works 

towards this goal from two directions: 

I. Discussion of current problem areas of peace and security policies according to peace ethics 

Current individual projects: 

� International arbitration 

� Controlling arms transfers as a problem of political ethics 

� On the structure of arguments regarding approaches to (anti-)terrorism ethics and politics 

� Ethical boundaries of the legitimate use of force in the new wars 

� Torture, the constitutional state and the dignity of man. On the absoluteness of a ban on torture.


Bendel, L. (2003). "Teaching ethics in the German Armed Forces: objectives, themes and difficulties." Military ethics 41 (2003): 

159-174. 

Justenhoven, H.-G. and J. Turner (2003). Rethinking the state in the age of globalisation: Catholic thought and contemporary 

political theory. Münster/New Brunswick/London, Politik: Forschung und Wissenschaft. 

Justenhoven, H.-G. (2004). Synergy and confrontation between a secular state and religion: a spotlight on the church-state relations 

in Germany. European defence: at the confluence of the West and Islam. Brussels, Belgium, Minister of Defence: 31-35. 

Justenhoven, H.-G. (2005). "The peace ethics of Pope John Paul II." University of St. Thomas law journal 3 (2005): 110-138. 

REMARKS 

Dr. Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven: Director, justenhoven@ithf.de 

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Beestermöller: Deputy Director, beestermoeller@ithf.de 

Numerous further publications, almost all in German. The website has not been updated since October 2005. 

The center hosts a huge bibliographic database on its website! “Online bibliography Theology and Peace”, edited by 

Institute for Theology and Peace: The online bibliography Theology and Peace contains 137,000 titles subject indexed using 

descriptors. Literature relevant to research into peace ethics from the individual disciplines of theology and other sciences has been 

taken into account. References have been attributed key words contain full bibliographic information. It is not possible to print lists 

without searching for a specific criteria. 

http://www.ithpeace.de/bibl/suche.asp?cmd=loeschenalles

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RELIGION AND DIPLOMACY 

Address 

1156 Fifteenth St., NW, Suite 910, Washington, 

DC 20005 

Phone 202-331-9404 

Fax 202-872-9137 

Web www.icrd.org 

E-Mail postmaster@icrd.org 

Category Dialogue (Research & Knowledge) 


The mission of ICRD is to address identity-based conflicts that exceed the reach of traditional diplomacy by incorporating religion as 

part of the solution. Regardless of one's spiritual persuasion, there are two compelling reasons why the Center's work is important: 

(1) the need for more effective preventive measures to minimize the occasions in which we are forced to send our sons and 

daughters in harm's way and (2) the need for a stable global environment to support the kind of economic growth that can benefit 

an expanding percentage of the world's population. By linking religious reconciliation with official or unofficial diplomacy, ICRD has 

created a new synergy for peacemaking that serves both of these needs. It also provides a more fruitful approach for dealing with 

ethnic conflict, tribal warfare, and religious hostilities. 



• Research: various publications, among others: "Faith-Based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik", a book that explores how the 

peacemaking tenets of each of five different world religions can be strategically applied to conflicts in which those religions 

are centrally involved. It also makes the case for incorporating religious considerations into the practice of international 

politics. 

• Sudan: In addition to working behind the scenes to help bring this about, ICRD undertook two complementary institutional 

initiatives designed to ensure that once peace took hold, it would be lasting in nature. 

• Kashmir: ICRD has been working for 4 years with next-generation leaders on the Indian and Pakistani sides of the Line of 

Control (LOC) to promote "peace from within." 

• Iran: Since 2003, ICRD took part in exchanges and meetings within Iran but also with Senators and Congressmen to make 

them aware of the opportunities that exist for improving relations between Iran and the United States through religious 

channels. 

• Afghanistan: In partnership with the Washington-based Institute for Defense Analysis, ICRD conducted a series of policy 

workshops for US and South Asian policymakers and advisors. 

• United States: ICRD in partnership with the International Institute for Islamic Thought and the Institute for Defense 

Analyses (the Pentagon's leading think tank) convened a conference to explore how the U.S. government and the American 

Muslim community could begin working together for the common good. 

• Update Oct. 2006: In Pakistan, the center organizes workshops on curriculum enhancement and pedagogical reform of 

various groups of madrasas. The coverage includes involvements on three separate tracks: (1) in partnership with the 

Institute for Policy Studies in Islamabad, the center is conducting workshops for moderate madrasas from all five of the 

religious sects that sponsor these schools, (2) on an independent basis, the center is doing the same for the harder-line 

Deobandi madrasas in Balochistan, and (3) most recently, it has become engaged on a similar basis with the harder-line 

Wahhabi madrasas throughout the country. The latter two are particularly important in light of the impact their doctrine 

has had on Islamic extremists. The Center is now seeking funding to support the Wahhabi initiative. 

• Update Nov. 2006: Project Start in Syria: first faith-based reconciliation seminar which was co-sponsored with the 

Damascus-based Center for Islamic Studies. The seminar, which was led by ICRD Senior Vice President Brian Cox, brought 

12 Christians from the United States and the Middle East together with 18 Muslims from Syria.


Johnston, D. and C. Sampson (1996). Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

Johnston, D. (2003). Faith-Based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

Johnston, D. (2004). Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding: The Religious Dimension. Washington DC, International Center for 

Religion and Diplomacy. 

Johnston, D. (2005). Religion and the Global War on Terrorism. Washington, DC, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy: 1- 

10. 

Johnston, D. and A. Iravani (2006). Iran and the United States: The Case for a Cooperative Relationship. Washington, DC, 

International Center for Religion & Diplomacy: 1-5. 

Philpott, D. (2005). "Faith and Reconciliation in Kashmir." Missione Oggi. 

REMARKS 

A number of other interesting publications can be found online. The list above only includes some of the most recent ones. 

The website was not properly working with Internet Explorer but the problems don’t seem to occur with Mozilla. 

Douglas Johnston: Founder and President, expert in national security and pioneer of faith-based diplomacy, International Center 

for Religion and Diplomacy. 

Dr. Abubaker Y. Ahmed Al-Shingieti: Vice President, Islamic Programs; foreign policy practitioner and authority on Islam

Address 

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON RELIGION AND 

PUBLIC LIFE 

Phone Not available. 

Fax 

Web http://www.issrpl.org 

E-Mail info@issrpl.org 

ISSRPL, 610 Centre Street, Suite A, Newton, MA 

02458-2326, U.S.A. 



The goal of this summer school is to transform both the theoretical models and concrete practices through which religious 

orientations and secular models of politics and society engage one another. Its guiding principle is that in order to build relations of 

tolerance and understanding between groups and to shape a civil society, the perceived barrier between secular, modern and more 

traditional religious values must be broken down. Political orientations and social practices must be developed that will draw on both 

religious traditions and the insights of secular modernity in new and creative ways. 



The International Summer School on Religion and Public Life (ISSRPL) combines pluralistic perspectives on religious thought with 

social scientific research on tolerance, civil society and an open, dialogic, approach to pedagogic practice. 

The International Summer School on Religion and Public Life (ISSRPL) is an annual international, inter-religious summer school of 

approximately two weeks that meets in a different country every year. It provides a framework where students, civic leaders and 

prominent academic from different countries can explore the issues of religion and the public sphere with an aim to develop new 

strategies of tolerance and pluralism while maintaining a commitment to tradition and religious identity. The program is centered 

around three academic courses together with the processes of group building and the construction of working relationships across 

religious and ethnic identities. The didactic goals of the school are thus not solely cognitive but social as well. 


Mahmut�ehaji�, R. e. (2002). Religion and Public Life. Sarajevo, International Forum Bosnia. 

Seligman, A. B. (2004). Modest Claims: Essays and Dialogues on Tolerance and 

Tradition. Paris, Notre Dame University Press. 

(2002). Sourcebook: Coexistence Curriculum for Religious Jewish, Christian and Muslim Communities. Jerusalem, Yesodot. 

Application deadline: mid May. 

REMARKS

THE JOAN B. KROC INSTITUTE FOR PEACE STUDIES 

100 Hesburgh Center, University of Notre Dame, 

Address 

Notre Dame, IN 46556-0639, United states of 

America 

Phone (574)-631 6970 

Fax (574)-631 6973 

Web http://kroc.nd.edu 

E-Mail krocinst@nd.edu 



The Kroc Institute at Notre Dame describes its focus as “the religious and ethnic dimensions of conflict and peace building; the ethics 

of the use of force; and the peacemaking role of international norms, policies and institutions.” 



The Institute offers a Supplementary Major, an Interdisciplinary Minor, and a graduate-level Master of Arts degree, and courses that 

range in topic from 9/11, to environmentalism, to immigration issues, to peace protests and demonstrations, to studies of the Islamic 

religion and culture. The Institute also hosts an Annual Student Peace Conference. 

Research Programs: 

� The Sanctions and Security Project: explores non military means of enforcing international norms. 

� The Program in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding (PRCP): focus on Kashmir, Jerusalem and Indonesia. 

� The Research Initiative for the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict (RIREC): interdisciplinary team of 30 scholars and practitioners 

to examine post-accord peacebuilding. 


Almond, G. A., R. S. Appleby, et al. (2003). Strong Religion: The Rise of Fundamentalisms around the World. Chicago, University Of 

Chicago Press. 

Appleby, R. S. (1999). Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 

Dallmayr, F. (2003). "The Dignity of Difference: A Salute to Jonathan Sacks." Kroc Institute Occasional Paper 24(1): 1-14. 

Johansen, R. C. (2005). "Reviving Peacebuilding Tools Ravished By Terrorism, Unilateralism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction." 

International Journal of Peace Studies 9(2): 31-55. 

Lederach, J. P. (2001). Quo Vadis? Reframing Terror from the Perspective of Conflict Resolution. Indiana, Joan B. Kroc Institute for 

International Peace Studies. 

Lindley, D. A. (2002). "The Campaign Against Terrorism." Kroc Institute Occasional Paper 22(1): 1-45.

REMARKS 

Not the same as the Joan Kroc Institute at the University of San Diego (http://peace.sandiego.edu/). 

R. Scott Appleby: Director. Professor of history. 

John Paul Lederach: Professor of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at 

University of Notre Dame and Distinguished Scholar at EMU. 

(Tariq Ramadan: former professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peacbuilding. Resigned in December 2005, after his U.S. work visa was 

revoked.) 

The institute faces extremely harsh critique from some media of the right, see for instance: 

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16936 

For unknown reasons, the website has been unavailable for some time but it is also possible to consult at least the publications on 

another website: http://www.ciaonet.org/wps/sites/kroc.html

LIFE & PEACE INSTITUTE, LPI 

Address 

Life & Peace Institute, PO Box 1520, SE-751 45 

UPPSALA, Sweden 

Phone +46 (0)18 - 169500 

Fax +46 (0)18 - 693059 

Web http://www.life-peace.org 

E-Mail info@life-peace.org 



The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international and ecumenical centre of research on and action for peace and justice. Its aim is 

to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research action and conflict transformation. 



Research and Conflict Transformation Programmes: The activities of the institute are concentrated on three areas: 

- The role of religion in conflict and peace 

- Human rights and economic justice 

- Non-violent conflict transformation 

A main principle for the LPI is to involve different levels of society, particularly the “grassroots” in the work for peace, that is, the 

people that are most affected take active part in peace building and democracy. Projects on peace research and direct work for 

peace are presently taking place in the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea), in Burundi, Sri Lanka, the Middle East 

and the two Congos, Brazzaville and Kinshasa. 

The three main projects in Conflict Transformation are: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Local Empowerment/Governance, Christian- 

Muslim Encounters in Africa and Security and Development. 


(1992). The Holy Land in the Monotheistic Faiths. The Holy Land in the Monotheistic Faiths, Life and Peace Institute. 

(2000). Assessing Peace: An Inter-ethnic Approach and Inter-religious Grassroots Approach to Peace Building in Sri Lanka. Second 

Consultation on Sri Lanka, Uppsala, Sweden, Life and Peace Institute. 

(2004). Tools for Peace? The Role of Religion in Conflict. International Interfaith Conference, Söderköping, Sweden, Life and Peace 


(2006). Publications Catalogue 2005-2006. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute: 1-24. 

http://www.life-peace.org/sajt/filer/pdf/Other_publications/pubcat.pdf 

Andiñach, P. and D. Bruno (2001). Iglesias evangélicas y derechos humanos en la Argentina. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute.

Assefa, H., L. Vargas, et al. (2003). Tools for Peace. International Ecumenical Consultation, Uppsala, Sweden, Life and Peace 


Bråkenhielm, C. R. e. (1992). Power and Peace. Statements on Peace and the Authority of the Churches. Uppsala, Life and Peace 


Carroll, J. J. and B. Y. Pasco (2005). Forgiving or Forgetting? Churches and the Transition to Democracy in the Philippines. Uppsala, 

Life and Peace Institute. 

Gutiérrez, M. A. (1992). The Churches' Role as Agents of Peace and Development, Case Study: Argentina. Uppsala, Life and Peace 

Institute: 1-30. 

Heinrich, W. (2005). Building the Peace. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute. 

Nikiwane, S. M. (1992). The Churches' Role as Agents of Peace and Development. Case Study: Zimbabwe. Uppsala, Life and Peace 

Institute: 1-52. 

Paffenholz, T. (2005). Community-based bottom-up Peacebuilding. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute. 

Reeve, T. (1993). Between Jihad and McWorld: The Canadian Ecumenical Coalition for Economic Justice. Uppsala, Life and Peace 


Shenk, G. (1993). God with Us? The Roles of Religion in Conflicts in the Former Yugoslavia. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute: 1-75. 

Wink, W. (2005). Healing a Nation's Wounds. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute. 

REMARKS 

Claudette Werleigh: Director Conflict Transformation Programmes, claudette.werleigh@life-peace.org 

Anne Kubai: Research Directoranne.kubai@life-peace.org 

Peter Brune: Executive Director, peter.brune@life-peace.org 

Numerous relevant publications. The catalogue might be helpful : 

(2006). Publications Catalogue 2005-2006. Uppsala, Life and Peace Institute: 1-24. http://www.lifepeace.org/sajt/filer/pdf/Other_publications/pubcat.pdf

Address 

Phone 250-477-0129 

Fax 250-477-0152 

Web 

E-Mail 

PEACEMAKERS TRUST 

Peacemakers Trust, 1745 Garnet Road, Victoria, 

B.C. V8P 3E2, Canada 

www.peacemakers.ca 

website@peacemakers.ca 



Peacemakers Trust is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to research and education on conflict transformation and 

peacebuilding. 

� non-violent conflict resolution and peacebuilding 

� promotion and development of fair and accountable governance structures, dispute resolution mechanisms and decisionmaking 

processes 

� processes and systems for the prevention, analysis and resolution of disputes 

� prevention and resolution of conflicts involving human rights 

� conflict analysis including cultural, social, legal and other contexts of conflicts and disputes 

� cooperative and participatory approaches to problem solving, planning, leadership and decision-making . 


Research projects include: 


-Bibliographic Research 

-Theory and Practice: Reflection and Research 

-Media, Conflict and Society: Research and Education Resources 

-Pathways toward Reconciliation: Research and Education 

-Religion, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: Research and Education 

Countries of special interest: 

Cambodia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq. 

Educational workshops for faith-based organizations and churches: 

The Challenges of Reconciliation: Basic Concepts, Christian Community College, Victoria, Canada, Fall, 2005, conducted by 

Peacemakers Trust Director Catherine Morris. 


Morris, C. (2004). Case Studies in Religion and Peacebuilding: Cambodia. Religion and Peacebuilding. H. Coward and G. S. Smith. 

Albany, New York, SUNY Press. 

Morris, C. (2004). Threads of Religion in the Weft and Warp of Conflict Resolution. Come Back to the Core. Waterloo, Canada, 

National Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network.

Morris, C. (2004). Wheels Turning? Religion and Peacebuilding in Cambodia. Alliance for Conflict Transformation. Phnom Penh, 

Cambodia, Peacemakers Trust. 

Morris, C. (2004). Dynamics of Religion in Conflict Resolution: The Helpful, The Harmful, and the Hopeful. 2004 Distinguished 

Speakers Lecture Series on Religion and Conflict. Victoria, Canada, University of Victoria. 

Morris, C. (2006). Media's Mediation and Other Matters: Faith-Based Dispute Resolution in Canada. Presentation to a meeting of the 

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Subsection, BC Branch. Vancouver, BC, Canada, Canadian Bar Association. 

REMARKS 

Catherine Morris, Ernie Fraser, Del Phillips, Aron Tegenfeldt: Peacemakers Trust directors and consulting directors working 

on reconciliation.

PEW FORUM, RELIGION AND WORLD AFFAIRS 

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 1615 L 

Address 

Street, NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036- 

5610 

Phone 202.419.4550 

Fax 202.419.4559 

Web http://pewforum.org/world-affairs/ 

E-Mail info@pewforum.org 



The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public 

affairs. 

The Forum pursues its mission by delivering impartial information to national opinion leaders, including government officials and 

journalists. As a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization, the Forum does not take positions on policy debates. 

The Forum functions as both a clearinghouse and a town hall. As a clearinghouse, it gathers and disseminates objective information 

through polls and reports. As a town hall, it provides a neutral venue through its various issue roundtables and briefings for 

discussions of important issues where religion and domestic and international politics intersect. 


The Forum focuses on four key areas of research: 


Religion and Politics 

The Forum’s polling, publications and events focus on the influence of religion and religious organizations on political behaviour, 

including voting and campaigns. 

Religion and the Law 

The Forum analyzes church-state controversies such as recent Supreme Court battles over the Ten Commandments, the Pledge of 

Allegiance and school vouchers. 

Religion and Domestic Policy 

The Forum examines a wide range of policy debates – from abortion and gay marriage to stem cell research and faith-based 

initiatives. 

Religion and World Affairs 

The Forum explores the integral role religion plays in world affairs, with a particular focus on religion’s impact on U.S. foreign policy.


Carlson, J. D. and E. C. Owens (2003). The Sacred and the Sovereign: Religion and International Politics. Washington, DC, 

Georgetown University Press. 

Dionne, E. J. and H. C. Ming (2001). Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? Brookings, 

Brookings Institution Press. 

Dionne, E. J., J. B. Elshtain, et al. (2004). Liberty and Power: Executive Summary of A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in 

an unjust world. Washington, DC, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: 1-8. 

Dionne, E. J., J. B. Elshtain, et al. (2004). Executive Summary of One electorate under god? a dialogue on Religion and American 

politics. Washington, DC, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: 1-8. 

Elshtain, J. B. (2001). Just War Tradition and the New War on Terrorism. Washington, DC, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public 

Life: 1-12. 

REMARKS 

A number of surveys are available on their website, mainly focusing on American public life and religion. Reports often comment on 

American Court’s decisions. All can be found under: http://pewforum.org/publications/ 

Luis Lugo: director. Prior to joining the Pew Forum, he served as the director of the Religion program at The Pew Charitable Trusts 

in Philadelphia. 

Update: John C. Green: joined the Washington staff of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life in early September 2006. He is 

available for interviews during the current election season on the following subjects: - Religion and American Politics - American 

Evangelicals and Politics - The Christian Right - Religion and Elections - Religion and Presidential Politics.

PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL CENTER FOR MUSLIM- 

CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim- 

Address 

Christian Understanding Georgetown University, 

ICC 260, Washington, D.C. 20057 

Phone 001-202-687-8375 

Fax 001-202-687-8376 

Web http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/ 

E-Mail cmcu@georgetown.edu 



"The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is concerned with Islam and the West and Islam in the West. The 

Center, since its creation, has built bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West, addressing stereotypes of 

Islam and Muslims and issues and questions such as the clash of civilizations, and the compatibility of Islam and modern life - from 

democratization and pluralism to the status of women, minorities and human rights - and American foreign policy in the Muslim 

world." 



Academic Programs include: 

• Undergraduate Certificate in Muslim-Christian Relations 

• Master of Arts in Liberal Studies: Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations 

Courses by ACMCU faculty: 

-Islamic Modernism 

-Breaking Codes: Idols in Christianity and Islam 

-Muslims in America 

-Islam in post-soviet Central Asia 

-Muslim Christian Relations in World History 

-Approaches: Interdisciplinary Studies 

2007 ACMCU Lecture Series: 

• 12 February 2007: "Christians and Muslims Working for Peace in the Holy Land" by Rev. Naim Ateek 

• 9 February 2007: "The Big Bang, Big Crunch Theory of Islamic Religious History" by Professor Richard Bulliet. 

• 31 January 2007: "Christian-Muslim Relations: Promise and Peril" by Pakistan Senator Mushaid Hussain. 


The Center's faculty have published more than 80 books and over 400 articles. Refer to: 

http://www3.georgetown.edu/sfs/acmcu/research/ 

Esposito, J. (1996). Islam and the State in Modern Islamic Political Thought. Religion and the Political Order: Politics in Classical and 

Contemporary Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. J. Neusner. Atlanta (Georgia), Scholar Press: 237-255. 

Ruby, R., G. Weigel, et al. (2006). The Vatican and Islam: Pope Benedict XVI Prepares to Visit Turkey. Washington DC, The Pew 

Forum on Religion and Public Life.

REMARKS 

Even if not pub licitly announced, it seems that the academic communities of Harvard and Georgetown were in disagree whether to 

accept the large sums of money from Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. 

John L. Esposito: Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Prince 

Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. 

jle2@georgetown.edu 


PRIO, INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, OSLO 

Address 

Phone +47 22 54 77 00 

Fax +47 22 54 77 01 

Web www.prio.no 

E-Mail info@prio.no 

PRIO - International Peace Research Institute, 

Oslo, Hausmanns gate 7, NO-0186 Oslo, Norway 



Scholarly research is at the core of all institute activities. Research at PRIO concentrates on the driving forces behind violent conflict 

and on ways in which peace can be built, maintained and spread. In addition to theoretical and empirical research, PRIO also 

conducts policy-oriented activities and engages in the search for solutions in cases of actual or potential violent conflict. This 

combination of scholarship and practice has brought PRIO closer to meeting the normative ambitions of peace research: to apply 

high-quality academic standards to the study of peace and conflict, and to help diminish violent conflict in practice. 

Founding year 1959. (Fully independent since 1966.) 


PRIO hosts the editorial offices of two international journals that are published by SAGE in London: Journal of Peace Research and 

Security Dialogue. PRIO’s scholarly work is disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as through books, 

reports and conference papers. The PRIO library holds a core stock of material relevant to peace research, democracy, security 

policy, disarmament and environmental issues. 

PRIO’s overall research is organized into three Strategic Institute Programmes: 

� Security Programme 

� Ethics, Norms and Identities: PRIO’s Ethics, Norms and Identities (ENI) programme comprises two broad and 

interrelated strands of research. First, research within the programme addresses normative dimensions of conflict and 

peacebuilding. Second, the programme addresses how different identities influence, and are influenced by, the dynamics of 

conflict and peace. Identities examined include those of gender, ethnicity and religion. Questions of identities are central to 

PRIO’s research on international migration, much of which is located within the ENI programme. The two strands of 

research within the programme are closely related. For instance, various approaches to the ethics of war are closely linked 

to issues of religious identity. Similarly, gender dimensions of international interventions raise questions about moral 

responsibility. Research projects in the programme are characterized by qualitative methodologies and analyses of various 

forms: textual and discourse analysis, fieldwork, interviews and participatory observation in a variety of conflict settings. 

This diversity in analytical approach reflects the fact that researchers within the programme come from a range of different 

disciplines, including philosophy, human geography, political science, psychology, international law and international 

relations. 

� Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding programme (CRP) encompasses 

research, training and education, policy development and the promotion of peace efforts around the world. The 

programme’s theme is given a broad definition and includes questions of conflict prevention and early warning, mediation 

and efforts to reach settlements, and sustaining peace through political and economic development, disarmament, military 

reform and reconciliation. The CRP programme has a high profile and a high relevance to Norwegian foreign policy.


Frydenlund, I. (2005). The Sangha and its relations to the peace process in Sri Lanka. Oslo, International Peace Research Institute 

PRIO: 1-36. 

Gates, S., T. G. Lie, et al. (2006). Post-Conflict Justice and Sustainable Peace. PAC Workshop. Nicosia, Cyprus, Centre for the Study 

of Civil War, PRIO and Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU). 

Harpviken, K. B. and H. E. Roislien (2005). Mapping the Terrain: The Role of Religion in Peacemaking. Oslo, International Peace 

Research Institute, Oslo. 

Reichberg, G., H. Syse, et al. (2006). The Ethics of War. Malden, Blackwell Publishing. 

REMARKS 

The institute has so many publications, that it is impossible to list them all. A complete academic list for 2006 is available on: 

http://www.prio.no/page/publications_academic/2006/9510/10009. With regard to “Religion-Conflict”, Mapping the Terrain is 

certainly the Institute’s most specific and useful document. 

Stein Tønnesson: PRIO Director. 

Åshild Kolås: Programme leader, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding. 

Greg Reichberg: Programme leader, PRIO’s Ethics, Norms and Identities (ENI) programme. 

Nils Petter Gleditsch: Editor of Journal of Peace Research.

ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERFAITH STUDIES 

Address 

Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, PO Box 

830562, Amman 11183, Jordan 

Phone 962 6 4618051 

Fax 962 6 4618053 

Web www.riifs.org 

E-Mail riifs@riifs.org 

Category Research & Knowledge/Dialogue 


Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) provides a venue in the 

Arab world for the interdisciplinary study and rational discussion of religion and religious issues, with particular reference to 

Christianity in Arab and Islamic society. More recently, RIIFS has broadened its focus to include all issues pertaining to religious, 

cultural and civilizational diversity, regionally and globally. For this purpose, it maintains relations with similarly concerned academic 

institutions in different parts of the world. 



The work of RIIFS involves research and publication, as well as the organization of lectures, conferences and workshops. 

The RIIFS Arabic program focuses on the study and documentation of all subjects pertaining to Christianity and Muslim-Christian 

relations. Its quarterly publication, Al-Nashra, provides a forum for the discussion of interfaith issues, particularly as they relate to 

Arab and Islamic society. It also monitors the Arabic press for news and other material bearing on religious questions. 

The RIIFS English program addresses questions relating to religious and cultural diversity in the world at large, inviting international 

participation in its academic and other activities. Its biannual publication, Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 

(BRIIFS), is an academic journal refereed by internationally known scholars. BRIIFS is intended to provide a venue for 

interdisciplinary academic inquiry into all fields of the humanities and social sciences that bear on cultural or civilizational interaction 

and to situate culture contact in a global context. 


Duijzings, G. (2003). "Ethnic Unmixing under the Aegis of the West: a Transnational Approach to the Breakup of Yugoslavia." Bulletin 

of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 5(2). 

El Bouazzati, B. (2002). "The Continuum of Knowledge and Belief." Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 4(1). 

REMARKS 

Many relevant publications are in Arabic, but some of them have short abstracts in English available on the website. 

The Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (BRIIFS) is published in English, refer to 

http://www.riifs.org/journal/briifs_contents.htm. All abstracts can be consulted online: 

http://www.riifs.org/abstracts/abstract_Religion&Communityv1n1.htm

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL 

Address 

Social Science Research Council, 810 Seventh 

Ave, New York City, New York, 10019 USA 

Phone 212 377-2700 

Fax 212 377-2727 

Web www.ssrc.org 

E-Mail denby@ssrc.org (Assistant to the President) 

Category Research 


The Social Science Research Council is an independent, not-for-profit research organization founded in 1923. Based in New York City, 

it mobilizes researchers, policy makers, professionals, activists, and other experts from the private and public sectors to develop 

innovative approaches to issues of critical social importance. 

The Social Science Research Council leads innovation, builds interdisciplinary and international networks, and focuses research on 

important public issues. Independent and not-for-profit, the SSRC is guided by the belief that justice, prosperity, and democracy all 

require better understanding of complex social, cultural, economic, and political processes. We work with practitioners, policymakers, 

and academic researchers in all the social sciences, related professions, and the humanities and natural sciences. With partners 

around the world, we mobilize existing knowledge for new problems, link research to practice and policy, strengthen individual and 



• Religion and International Affairs: The SSRC Project on Religion and International Affairs seeks to expand on and 

deepen the renewed interest for religion. Conceived as part of a larger effort to bring attention to religion more centrally 

into social science research and analysis, and to contribute to a better understanding of world religion in public policy and 

public discourse, the project aims to extend our understanding of religion as a critical but often neglected factor in policy 

issues throughout the world. 

Funded by the Luce Foundation, this SSRC project will complement and advance a recently established Luce initiative supporting the 

integration of religion into the teaching and research of schools of international affairs, and seeking to advance the practical 

knowledge of leaders in journalism and international relations. A central component of the project will be the establishment of an 

SSRC Working Group on Religion, Secularism, and International Affairs, designed to build better connections between scholars from 

different disciplines and to generate new intellectual momentum for interdisciplinary work. Better attention to religion in international 

affairs will immediately illuminate such core concerns as human rights, humanitarian interventions, justice and reconciliation, 

reparations, the role of "civil society," not least in regard to faith-based NGOs, and conflict, including international war, civil war, war 

and terrorism. 


None so far for the SSRC Project on Religion and International Affairs but for various other themes: 

http://www.ssrc.org/publications/ 

REMARKS 

Jonathan Van Antwerpen: Program Officer/Research Fellow, Religion and International Affairs, vanantwerpen@ssrc.org. 

Jillian Moo-Young: Editorial/Program Assistant, Religion and International Affairs, mooyoung@ssrc.org. 


TRANSNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR PEACE AND FUTURE 

RESEARCH 

The Transnational Foundation for Peace and 

Address 

Future Research, Vegagatan 25, S - 224 57 Lund, 

Sweden 

Phone + 46 - 46 - 145909 

Fax + 46 - 46 - 144512 

Web 

E-Mail 

www.transnational.org 

tff@transnational.org 



"TFF is an independent not-for-profit think and action tank, a global network and a website. Our mission is peace by peaceful means 

- learning to handle conflicts with ever less violence - and reconciliation. Our tools are research, new ideas, listening, mitigation, 

education and advocacy." 



The main foci of TFF today are: 

1. On-the-ground conflict mitigation, analytical and reconciliation work such as in Burundi, former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Iran and other 

places in the Middle East as well as Greenland; 

2. General themes: peace by peaceful means, reconciliation and related issues in theory and practice; 

3. Dissemination: education, training courses, media work and other public outreach. This point is given more emphasis in future 

activities in two integrated activities: general analyses of the media in conflict and peace, including peace journalism and the 

development and implementation of a communications and media strategy for TFF itself". 


Oberg, J. (1994). Conflict-Mitigation: Philosophy & Methodology. Malmö, Peace Education Miniprints from the School of Education. 

Oberg, J. (1998). Violence Prevention, Postwar Reconstruction and Civil Society: Theory and Yugoslavia. Malmö, Transnational 

Foundation for Peace and Future Research. 

Oberg, J. (1999). The World Needs Reconciliation Centres. Malmö, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research. 

Christian Hårleman: chairman. 

REMARKS

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE, RELIGION AND 

PEACEMAKING PROGRAM 

Address 

United States Institute of Peace, 1200 17th Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20036 

Phone (202) 457-1700 

Fax (202) 429-6063 

Web 

E-Mail 

www.usip.org 

Contact form on the website or Email to David 

Smock: dsmock@usip.org 



The Religion and Peacemaking program helps build the capacity of faith-based and interfaith organizations to be peacemakers in 

zones of conflict where religion contributes to the conflict. Through technical assistance, Track II dialogues, grant support, and the 

dissemination and application of research findings, the program contributes to interfaith reconciliation in Sudan, Nigeria, 

Israel/Palestine, Iraq, and Macedonia. In these countries, as well as Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, the program 

has also stimulated meaningful and important discussion on Islamic reform. 



The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its 

mission is to help: 

� Prevent and resolve violent international conflicts 

� Promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations 

� Increase peacebuilding capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide 

USIP does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by its direct involvement in peacebuilding 

efforts around the globe. 


Garfinkel, R. (2004). What works? Evaluating Interfaith Dialogue Programs. Special Report 123. Washington DC, United States 

Institute of Peace. 

Landau, Y. (2003). Healing the Holy Land: Interreligious Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine. Peaceworks Nr.51. Washington DC, United 

States Institute of Peace. 

Little, D. (1995). "Belief, Ethnicity, and Nationalism." Nationalism and Ethnic Politics March-April 1995. 

Little, D. (1994). Religious Nationalism and Human Rights. Washington, DC, United States Institute of Peace. 

Smock, D. (2003). Building Interreligious Trust in a Climate of Fear: An Abrahamic Trialogue. S. R. 99. Washington DC, United States 

Institute of Peace: 1-11. 

Smock, D. (2002). Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding. Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press.

Peuraca, B. (2003). Can Faith-Based NGOs Advance Interfaith Reconciliation? The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Special Report 

103. Washington DC, United States Institute of Peace. 

Smock, D. (2002). Islamic Perspectives on Peace and Violence. Special Report 82. Washington DC, United States Institute of Peace. 

Smock, D. (2001). Faith-Based NGOs and International Peacebuilding. Special Report 76. Washington DC, United States Institute of 

Peace. 

Smock, D. (2006). Religious Contributions to Peacemaking: When Religion Brings Peace, Not War. Peaceworks Nr. 55. Washington, 

DC, United States Institute of Peace. 

Smock, D. (2002). Religious Perspectives on War: Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Attitudes Toward Force. Washington, DC, United 

States Institute of Peace. 

Zartman, W. e. (2007). Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods and Techniques. Washington, Dc., United States Institute of 

Peace Press. 

David Smock: Head of the Religion and Peacemaking program. 

REMARKS 

Qamar-ul Huda: Senior program officer, Religion and Peacemaking program. 

Paul Wee: Program officer, Religion and Peacemaking program.

UPPSALA PROGRAM ON RELIGION AND CONFLICT 

Address Not indicated, no formal institution. 

Phone 

Fax 

Web www.religionandconflict.net 

E-Mail 

Peter.Brune@life-peace.org (member of steering 

group) 



The Uppsala Program on Religion and Conflict is an attempt to link scholars in different research institutions sharing a research 

interest in the relationship between religion, conflict, and peace. While not a formal institution, the Program is a platform for research 

and publication initiatives of cross-scientific nature. It is guided by a steering group consisting of scholars from three different 

institutions: Uppsala University, the Life and Peace Institute, and the Church of Sweden. 


2007 Workshop Planning: 


At the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University a project has been initiated to map religious dimensions in 

armed conflicts around the world in connection with the Department’s well known, already existing conflict database 

www.pcr.uu.se/database/index.php. 

In a workshop, planned during 2007, the Life & Peace Institute, Uppsala, together with the Department of Peace and Conflict 

Research wants to discuss, illustrate and study the religious dimension of armed conflict, developed within a theoretical framework, 

and examine primarily in ongoing conflicts where religious factors are believed to play a role. At the workshop, a presentation of how 

the database is used when it comes to examining these questions will be made. By creating new data on both religious identities and 

parties' explicit positions, the Uppsala Programme on Religion and Conflict explores questions relating to whether religious 

incompatibilities and / or difference in religious identities tend to make armed conflict more or less prone for peaceful resolution. 


Svensson, I., L. Minnhagen, et al. (2005). Rebellion, Religion and Resolution: Exploring the Religious Dimensions of Peace 

Agreements (draft), Uppsala University / Program on Religion and Conflicts: 1-21. 

REMARKS 

Members of the Steering Group: 

Peter Brune: Director, The Life & Peace Institute, Uppsala. 

Kjell-Åke Nordquist: Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, 

Uppsala University, Uppsala. 

Isak Svensson: PhD candidate, Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, 

Uppsala University, Uppsala. 

Göran Gunner: Researcher, Church of Sweden Research Council, Uppsala.

WOODSTOCK THEOLOGICAL CENTER 

Woodstock Theological Center, Box 571137, 

Address 

Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057- 

1137 

Phone 202-687-3532 

Fax 202-687-5835 

Web http://woodstock.georgetown.edu/ 

E-Mail woodstock@georgetown.edu 



The mission of the Woodstock Theological Center is to engage in theological and ethical reflection on topics of social, economic, 

business, scientific, cultural, religious, and political importance. 



The Center does research, conducts conferences and seminars, and publishes books and articles. Drawing on the Roman Catholic 

tradition, the Woodstock Center is ecumenically open, multi-disciplinary. The Center is financed by individual donations, foundation 

grants, and contributions from the Society of Jesus. The Woodstock Center aims to be attentive to Scripture's concern for the poor 

and the powerless. Its work is a particular instance of the contemporary mission of the Society of Jesus: the service of faith through 

the promotion of justice. The Woodstock Theological Center has developed a unique approach to contemporary issues based on the 

theological method of Bernard Lonergan, S.J., and the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. This methodological foundation inspires 

and undergirds the center's programs. 

Several programs focus on education: for instance, since 2002, educators and representatives of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, 

Islam, and Judaism have engaged in Woodstock's Interreligious Dialogue on Education. 


(1998). Forgiveness in Conflict Resolution: Reality and Utility: The Bosnian Experience. Forgiveness in Conflict Resolution, 

Washington, Woodstock Theological Center. 

Farina, J. (2004). "International Faith-Based Initiatives: Can They Work?" Woodstock Report 77. 

Kleiderer, J. and D. Leckey (2006). Just War, Lasting Peace: What Christian Traditions Can Teach Us. Washington, DC, Orbis Press. 

Shriver, D. B. (1995). An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics. An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics, Washington DC, 

Woodstock Theological Center.

(Attention: no www. in the web-address!) 

REMARKS 

Gasper F. Lo Biondo, S.J.: Director. 

John Haughey, S.J., J. Leon Hooper, S.J., Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, Dolores R. Leckey, Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Rita M. 

Rodriguez, Philip Rosato, S.J.: Senior Research Fellows.

II. International institutions without an 

office in Switzerland 

b. Dialogue (outside Switzerland)

ALLIANCE OF RELIGIONS AND CONSERVATION (ARC) 

Address ARC, The House, Kelston Park, Bath BA1 9AE, UK 

Phone +44 (0)1225 758 004 

Fax +44 (0)1225 442 962 

Web http://www.arcworld.org 

E-Mail info@arcworld.org 



ARC is a secular body that helps the major religions of the world to develop their own environmental programmes, based on their 

own core teachings, beliefs and practices. ARC helps the religions link with key environmental organisations – creating powerful 

alliances between faith communities and conservation groups. The organization works with 11 major faiths through the key traditions 

within each faith. 


ARC PROJECTS BY REGION: 

Africa 

AFRICA: Africa Muslim Environment Network 

AFRICA: Africa Muslim Environment Network FAQ 

EGYPT: Cairo creates new public park 

TANZANIA: Fishermen adopt Islamic eco principles 

Asia 

Asian Buddhist Network 

Cambodia: Monk and Environment Programme 

CAMBODIA: Pagodas become eco-campaigners 

CHINA: Buddhism helps urban conservation 

CHINA: Daoism and Conservation workshops 

CHINA: Emei Shan sacred mountains 

CHINA: Five Peaks sacred mountains 

CHINA: New Daoist Ecology Centre in China 

CHINA: Protecting sacred mountains 

CHINA: Reforming traditional medicine 

EAST TIMOR: Timor Verde Project 

INDIA: Hindus restore sacred forests in Orissa 

INDIA: Jains rebuild earthquake village 

INDIA: Parsis recycle fire temple flower offerings 

INDIA: Sikh Gurdwaras use alternative energy 

INDIA: Training and aid for rural women 

INDIA: Zoroastrian sacred Baval groves 

INDONESIA: Batak Christians clean up lake 

Indonesia: Batak Church forestry in Sumatra 

INDONESIA: Christian ecology 

Indonesia: Multi-faith environment meeting 

Indonesia: Toraja Church Forestry in Sulawesi 

BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES

JAPAN: Shintos protect sacred forests 

Laos: Asian Buddhist Network 

MONGOLIA: Buddhists reintroduce hunting bans 

MONGOLIA: Republishing ancient environmental texts 

MONGOLIA: Restoring Geser Sum Buddhist monastery 

MONGOLIA: Reviving Buddhist ecology 

MONGOLIA: Uncovering lost sutras and sacred sites 

NEPAL: Hindus clean up sacred Bagmati River 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Christian declaration 

Papua New Guinea: Theology of the Environment 

SE ASIA: Buddhist Eco-Conference 

THAILAND: Forest monks protect their forests 

Thailand: Khorat Forest Conservation Project 

THAILAND: Monks save Bangkok’s rare storks 

Central & South America 

Benedictine Environmental Handbook 

LATAM: Benedictine Handbook: Preface 

MEXICO - A documentary of the Huichol pilgrimage 

MEXICO - Golden Eagles and Sacred Sites 

MEXICO: Huichol protect ancient pilgrimage route 

Europe 

FRANCE: Orthodox nuns reform forest laws 

KALMYKIA: Buddhists revive ancient nature hunt 

Living Churchyards 

SWEDEN: FSC Certification for Church forests 

UK and France: ARC’s Sacred Land project 

UK: A new route for the Walsingham pilgrimage 

UK: Abercynon – a twentieth century shrine 

UK: Buddhist garden in a former courthouse 

UK: Celebrating Ashbrittle’s ancient yew 

UK: Christian network promotes eco-awareness 

UK: Creating a Celtic garden on Lindisfarne 

UK: Creating a sacred garden in Leicester 

UK: Hindu temple grounds in Birmingham 

UK: How to start a Sacred Land project 

UK: Jewish groups unite to protect the environment 

UK: Liberal synagogues do environmental audit 

UK: Manchester Diocese Environmental Policy 

UK: New Cistercian pilgrimage trails mapped 

UK: New life of inner city monastery in Manchester 

UK: Planting yews for the Millennium 

UK: Restoring the holy well of North Petherwyn 

UK: Reviving an ancient rock shrine in Yorkshire 

UK: Sacred Land poetry competition 

UK: Shrophire’s ecological Orthodox monastery 

UK: World’s first centre for Islam and Ecology 

Middle East 

LEBANON: Church protects “Valley of Saints” 

LEBANON: Church protects endangered forests 

SAUDI ARABIA: First national biosphere reserve 

North America 

CANADA: Catholics speak out for Columbia River 

USA: Benedictines lead students in eco-action 

USA: Churches fight global warming 

USA: Faiths work together to use green energy 

USA: United Methodists $40bn ethical investments 

USA: United Methodists say “no” to dioxins 

International 

ARC / World Bank Alliance

ARC's Climate Change Partnership 

ARC's Sacred Gift programme 

Faiths and Finance 

How to do your own energy audit 

NORWAY: Conference 

Religion and alternative economics 


O'Brien, J. and M. Palmer (2007). THE ATLAS OF RELIGION: Mapping Contemporary Challenges and Beliefs. London, Earthscan. 

http://www.arcworld.org/downloads.asp 

Martin Palmer: Executive Director. 

REMARKS 

On March 28, 2007 UNDP organized a Lunch Panel Discussion on the topic of religion and development. Martin Palmer was invited as 

a panelist and Rascha Osman of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the U.N. assisted (Rascha.Osman@eda.admin.ch). Palmer’s 

speech was entitled "Religion and the last frontiers". 

New entry: May 2007.

Address 

Phone 

Fax 

Web 

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, SPEAKING OF FAITH 

Speaking of Faith, American Public Media, 45 East 

Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN USA 55101 

800.228.7123 

www.speakingoffaith.publicradio.org 

E-Mail mail@speakingoffaith.org 



Speaking of Faith is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. It is produced and distributed by 

American Public Media. Speaking of Faith does not always have "religion" itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with 

themes of American life — asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection. 



In July 2003, Speaking of Faith was officially launched as a national, weekly public radio program, carried on a growing number of 

public radio stations across the country. 


Tippett, K. (2006). The Soul of War. Saint Paul, USA, Speaking of Faith, American Public Media. 

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/soulofwar/index.shtml 

Tippett, K. (2006). Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11. Saint Paul, USA, Speaking of Faith, American Public Media. 

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/hearingmuslims/index.shtml 

Tippett, K. (2006). Globalizing the Sacred. Sait Paul, USA, Speaking of Faith, American Public Media. 

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/index.shtml 

Krista Tippett: host of Speaking of Faith. 

Major Funding is provided by the Ford Foundation. 

REMARKS 

All radio shows can be found on the indicated websites for podcast or download. An index can be found on: 

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/index.shtml

CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL 

AFFAIRS 

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International 

Address 

Affairs, Merrill House, 170 East 64th Street, New 

York, NY 10021-7478 

Phone (212) 838-4120 

Fax (212) 752-2432 

Web www.cceia.org 

E-Mail info@cceia.org 



The Carnegie Council is the world's leading voice promoting ethical leadership on issues of war, peace and global social justice. The 

Carnegie Council's mission is to be the voice for ethics in international policy. The Council convenes agenda-setting forums and 

creates educational opportunities and information resources for a worldwide audience of teachers and students, journalists, 

international affairs professionals, and concerned citizens. 



The Council works on nine different programs around three themes. One is directly concerned with religion and politics: 

The Resurgence of Religion in Politics (Public Affairs Program Series) Religious fervor is growing, reshaping the identities and actions 

of an increasingly large number of people around the world, from Africa to the Americas. What does this mix of faith-based and 

pluralistic politics mean for the future? 

Religious beliefs play a pivotal role in shaping international policies and events. 

The Council's mission is to stimulate debate on the place of religion in public life, through a close examination of the rights and 

wrongs of harnessing the moral authority of religion for political purposes. 

Our work examines cultural and religious values as sources of conflict or cooperation across societies and nations. 

At present the Council is exploring the following topics: 

• What are the prospects for pluralism, democracy, and religious freedom, given the rise of faith-based politics worldwide, 

and the growing threat of religious extremism? 

• How is political Islam shaping the future of the Middle East, Europe, and the West? 

• What is the impact of faith-based politics on U.S. foreign policy? 

• What are the effects of changing global demographics, such as increased Muslim immigration to Europe? 

Activities include an ongoing lecture series: This series offers insights on faith and international politics today from the world's 

leading experts, who explore the following questions: 

• What does this mix of faith-based and pluralistic politics mean for the future? 

• Is the current resurgence of religion in the modern world an attempt to harness traditional moral and ethical resources for

contemporary use, or is there something more going on? 

• Does a more religious world inevitably mean a more divided world? 

• Can religious language and community be harnessed as a force for peace? 

Can pluralism prevail in the face of rising tides of faith-based politics and against a background where religious extremism threatens? 


Clarke, J. (2006). Threats to One Humanity: Remarks to the U Thant Institute, UN, New York. 

Lugo, L., A. Hertzke, et al. (2005). Evangelical Reflections On the U.S. Role In the World. Evangelical Reflections On the U.S. Role In 

the World, Carnegie Council. 

Myers, J. and J. Danforth (2006). Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward 

Together. Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together, Carnegie Council. 

Nakash, Y. and J. Myers (2006). Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World, Carnegie Council. 

Van Dyk, J. and M. Viorst (2006). Interview with Milton Viorst, Carnegie Council. 

REMARKS 

To get an overview on the manifold events of the Council, a calendar is available on http://www.cceia.org/calendar/index.html 

Many more resources are made available on http://www.cceia.org/themes/religion/resource.html 

New entry, March 2007.

Address 

CENTRE FOR PEACE, NONVIOLENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS 

OSIJEK 

Phone +385 (0)31-206-887 

Fax +385 (0)31-206-887 

Web 

E-Mail 


Center for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights, 

Osijek, Gunduli�eva 34 

www.centar-za-mir.hr 

centar-za-mir@centar-za-mir.hr 


Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights Osijek is a non-governmental organisation based in Croatia and focusing on the 

building of peace, protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms, and on the promotion of creative methods of conflict 

resolution at the individual, group, and political level. We plead for conscious inclusion in the building of the European Union as a 

peace project and for taking over responsibility for the common destiny of humankind and the planet Earth. 



Under peace building, the association understands building and improvement of structures, procedures for consciousness-raising, 

formulating and solving problems, conflicts, and injustices by using democratic and other non-violent methods of political work – 

permanent improvement of the civil society and common security. 

Approaches, methods, and activities of peace building are based on four basic values: Non-Violence, Reconciliation, Empowerment, 

Sustainable Development. 

Programs include: 

� Human Rights: Legal aid for refugees, returnees and marginal groups, alternative dispute resolution, monitoring war crimes 

trials, website against discrimination and xenophobia, etc. 

� Community Development: Volunteers in Peace Building, Dialogue towards the future, Peace Camps. 

� Culture of Non-Violence: education for non-violent actions, mediation, publications about non-violence. 

� Civil Society Development: incubator for NGOs, Volunteer Center, networking and cooperation. 

� Education: Manuals for Volunteers in Peace Building, for Trainers, etc. 

� 


Jordan, J. (2000). Impact Assessment Findings, Lessons Learned and Recommendations: Building of Democratic Society Based on 

culture of non-violence. Zagreb, Center for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights- Osijek. 

Kruhonja, K. (2003). Culture of Peace: peace building - is now the time. Croatia, Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights, 

Osijek.

Kruhonja, K. (2000). I Choose Life: Building a Democratic Society on the culture of non-violence post-war peace-buiding in Eastern 

Croatia. Croatia, Center for Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights-Osijek: 1-71. 

REMARKS 

The manuals for trainers and volunteers are available in Croatian only.

CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND PROMOTION OF PEACE/ PUSAT 

STUDI DAN PENGEMBANGAN PERDAMAIAN, INDONESIA 

Address 

Jl. Dr. Wahidin No.5-19, Jogjakarta, Postal Code : 

55224, Indonesia 

Phone 0274-563929 psw 108 

Fax 0274-513235 

Web 

E-Mail 

http://www.empoweringforreconciliation.org/ 

pspp@ukdw.ac.id 

Category Dialogue (Research & Knowledge) 


To empower individuals and groups to achieve peace in the home and family. To facilitate the existence of religious communities, 

places of work and a society based on truth, love and justice, through the teaching and promotion of peace, education and training, 

consultation and conflict mediation, trauma rehabilitation and dissemination of information. 



Activities are geographically concentrated on Papua and Jogjakarta. 

Activities include: 

1. Training in conflict management and peacemaking: a special training programme designed to meet the needs of the organisation. 

2. Trauma healing and conflict resolution: identification of and responses to the kinds of trauma often found in conflict situations. 

3. Providing third parties to intervene in problematic issues through mediation, consultation, facilitation and arbitration based on 

neutral evaluation and various processes for alternative reconciliation. 

4. Consultation services: providing consultants for assistance in resolving conflicts in organisations and between individuals, including 

legal recourse (legal defence). 

5. Training for the empowerment of facilitators in regional areas (in cooperation with Universitas Islam Indonesia). 

6. Peer mediation 

7. Police Training in Cooperative Conflict Resolution. 

8. Independent Team for Reconciliation in Ambon: an inter-religious team comprising Muslims and Christians formed to promote 

alternative non-violent security for residents of Ambon. The team was supported by Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Universitas 

Negeri Gadjah Mada and Universitas Islam Indonesia. 

9. Promoting reconciliation for democratisation and human rights empowerment in Papua (coordinated by Forum Kepedulian HAM 

Papua). 

10. Facilitation training for Sinode Gereja Kristen Injili in Papua. 

11. PSPP bookshop for the sale of books published by PSPP staff and others. 

12. Jogjakarta Playback Theatre in Jogkarta, transformative theatrical forms. 

REMARKS 

The website has not been updated for some time (approx. 2003), so most links are broken (in the English and Indonesian version). 

Seems to be a partner of Mission21, contact: Christian.wagner@mission-21.org 

Tri Endah Wahyuni: Office Secretary.

CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE 

Address 

Clinton Global Initiative, 1301 Avenue of the 

Americas, Suite 37-20, New York, NY 10019-6022 

Phone +1.212.397.2255 

Fax +1.212.397.2256 

Web www.clintonglobalinitiative.org 

E-Mail info@clintonglobalinitiative.org 



The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a non-partisan undertaking that is part of the William J. Clinton Foundation, is a catalyst for 

action. 

CGI brings together a community of global leaders (CGI “members”) to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the 

world’s most pressing challenges. Ongoing working groups focus on issues that include poverty, climate change, global health, and 

religious and ethnic conflicts. All CGI members—who come from diverse entities including business, non-governmental 

organizations, foundations, philanthropy, and government—are required to make a specific action commitment each year to help 

address one or more of these problems. Commitments can be made to any cause or organization of the member’s choosing, and can 

any number of forms including financial contributions, an investment of time, or the application of special expertise. Over the past 

two years more than 500 commitments have been made by CGI members, totaling nearly $10 billion and benefiting the work of 

more than 1,000 organizations. 



For three days each September, our members participate in the CGI annual meeting, a working session designed to provide insights 

into global problems and possible solutions. The annual meeting creates an ideal setting for collaboration, recognition of notable 

commitments, and the formation of proactive partnerships. 

Areas of Focus include: 

• Energy and Climate Change 

• Global Health 

• Poverty Alleviation 

• Mitigation Religious and Ethnic Conflict: Creating integrated communities from divided societies, addressing the 

growing rift between Islam and the West, finding new and effective ways to resolve deadly conflict: these are among 

humanity’s most urgent tasks. In 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative brought together religious and business leaders, 

statesmen, as well as NGO and civil society activists who never before had participated in the same gathering to discuss the 

role of religion in conflict, social issues and politics. It brought to light a number of at times counterintuitive realities: that 

concrete, practical steps can be taken to alleviate inter-religious tensions; that bringing religious leaders to the discussion 

table may defuse rather than exacerbate tensions; and that dealing with the gap between Islam and the West was a 

business as much as a security imperative. This year’s session is broadening the field, including not only religious but also 

ethnic conflict within and between societies, while simultaneously narrowing the substantive focus, emphasizing more 

concrete, practical steps that can be taken. 

New entry: March 2007. 

REMARKS

Address Not indicated. 

Phone 

Fax 

Web 

COMMON GOOD INITIATIVE 

www.commongood.info 

http://www.commongood.info/announcement2007.html 

E-Mail j.boehle@bham.ac.uk 



The mission of Globalisation for the Common Good is to promote an ethical, moral and spiritual vision of globalisation and encourage 

adaptation of public policy at all levels that nurtures the common good of our global community. The vision: to help to build a world 

that is just, free and prosperous for all by serving and promoting the common good. 

The Aims of Globalisation for the Common Good are: 

• GCG commits itself to a wide range of activities that are all aimed at promoting and teaching, through cutting-edge scholarly 

activities, research and education on Globalisation for the Common Good. 

• GCG therefore, rather than espousing and defending a single discipline or paradigm, seeks to engage a broad, pluralistic 

range of viewpoints and models to be represented, compared, and ultimately synthesised into a richer understanding of the 

inherently complex systems it deals with. 

• GCG is committed to the idea of global cooperation and dialogue between scholars, business leaders, policy makers, opinion 

leaders and leading NGOs. 



A website to inform about ethical, spiritual and global issues and to seek humane solutions to the challenges of globalization. 

Organizes the “6th Annual International Conference on an Inter-faith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good “A Nonviolent 

Path to Conflict resolution and Peacebuilding”, in Istanbul, July 2007. The announcement can be found at: 

http://www.commongood.info/announcement2007.html 

Or at http://www.globalisationforthecommongood.info/conferences/istanbul-conference-2007/ 

REMARKS 

Dr. Kamran Mofid: Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative. 

The website(s) are not very user friendly, for the Istanbul Conference, the two announcement sites are not identical (check both 

above mentioned websites). 

New entry, March 2007.

Address 

Phone +39.06.585 661 

Fax +39.06.588 3625 

Web 

COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO 

Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Piazza S.Egidio 3/a, 

00153 Roma 

www.santegidio.org 

E-Mail info@santegidio.org 



The Community of Sant'Egidio began in Rome in 1968, in the period following the Second Vatican Council. Today it is a movement of 

lay people and has more than 50,000 members, dedicated to evangelization and charity, in Rome, Italy and in more than 70 

countries throughout the world. The Community of Sant'Egidio is a "Church public lay association". The different communities, 

spread throughout the world, share the spirituality and principles which characterize the way of Sant'Egidio. 



Focus countries and areas: Mozambique, Kosovo, Albania, Algeria, Balkans, Guatemala, RD Congo, Burundi, and the 

Mediterranean. 

Initiatives: 

-Aids care in Africa 

-A hospital in Guinea-Bissau 

-Education and Peace 

-Humanitarian Aid 

The charitable efforts of Sant'Egidio also led it to be a well-regarded mediator of peace negotiations. In 1990, the Community was 

accepted by the ruling Front for Liberation of Mozambique and rebel Mozambican National Resistance as a mediator, playing a key 

role in the Rome General Peace Accords signed in 1992. The community of Sant'Egidio shows its commitment against the death 

penalty by maintaining penpalships with many Death convicts, collecting signatures for a moratorium of executions. 


Della Rocca, R. M. (1998). Community of St. Egidio in Kosovo. PeaceWorks. Rome, Community of Sant'Egidio. 

Impagliazzo, M. (1998). The St. Egidio Platform for a Peaceful Solution of the Algerian Crisis. PeaceWorks. Rome. 

Della Rocca, R. M. (2003). Mozambique: Achieving Peace in Africa. Paris, Editions Salvator. 

REMARKS 

A number of other documents are published in Italian. The website does not contain a staff list nor any names of its leadership.

COUNCIL FOR A PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS 

Address 

Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, 

70 E. Lake Street, Suite 205, Chicago, IL 60601 

Phone Not indicated. 

Fax 312.629.2991 

Web www.cpwr.org 

E-Mail Contact form on their website. 



The mission of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions is to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual 

communities and foster their engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a peaceful, just, and 

sustainable world. 



The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions’ role as a facilitator of interreligious encounter, dialogue and cooperative 

common action puts it in a unique position to encourage and enable the religious and spiritual communities themselves to address 

the critical issues in meaningful and powerful ways. The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions does this by: 

• Working to establish respectful and trusting relationships with each religious and spiritual community 

• Providing models for encounter, dialogue and cooperation within and among religious and spiritual communities 

• Encouraging religious and spiritual communities to develop their own rationales for interreligious dialogue and cooperation, and 

address the critical issues Providing models for, and access to, creative engagement between religion and spirituality and other 

guiding institutions (e.g. government, business/commerce, education, media, and science) 

• Bringing the critical issues to the attention of the religious and spiritual communities, along with thoughtful perspectives and up-todate 

and reliable information 

• Assisting individual religious and spiritual communities, and "communities of communities" in developing their own visions of 

possible futures. 

Upcoming events include significant participation in the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures in Monterrey, Mexico and the 2009 

Parliament of the World's Religions. 


Küng, H. (1993). Towards a Global Ethics: An Initial Declaration. Chicago, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. 

Rev. Dirk Ficca: Executive Director, dirk@cpwr.org 

REMARKS

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 

RECONCILIATION (ICR) 

Address 

Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Offices, 1 Hill Top, 

Coventry, CV1 5AB, United Kingdom 

Phone 024 7652 1200 

Fax 024 7652 1220 

Web http://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/bkground.html 

E-Mail information@coventrycathedral.org.uk 



The International Centre for Reconciliation (ICR) at Coventry Cathedral is one of the world's oldest religious-based centers for 

reconciliation. It was established following the destruction of Coventry Cathedral in 1940, after which the provost made a 

commitment not to revenge, but to reconciliation with Britain's enemies. Since then, ICR's work for peace has expanded into some 

of the world's worst areas of conflict. Much of the Centre's early work was in the former Communist bloc, broadening to focus on 

conflicts involving the three major monotheistic faiths. Today, ICR is committed to reconciliation in various situations of violent 

conflict, some related to religious dispute and others fuelled by different factors. In addition to its short-term reconciliation work, 

ICR coordinates the Community of the Cross of Nails, an international network of over 150 organizations in 60 countries committed 

to reconciliation, which also provides ICR with a practical and spiritual support base. ICR is the principal organization for the Diocese 

of Coventry's international work, including its formal partnerships with the Anglican Diocese of Kaduna (northern Nigeria) and the 

Syrian Orthodox Diocese of Jerusalem. 



In order to realize its vision, the ICR bases each project on the '6 Rs': 

� Research: Office-based reviews of articles, reports, bulletins and other background information and field-based interviews 

with all parties to a conflict, as well as relevant sources of authority. 

� Relationships: Establishment of working relationships with wide range of stakeholders and identification of local partners. 

� Relief: Although this is a small part of ICR's budget, it covers situations of great financial need where ICR staff are working. 

� Risk-Taking: Risk to the safety of staff working in conflict areas and r isk of committing to a process of reconciliation, which, 

if not timed well, could lead to a deterioration of a conflict situation. 

� Reconciliation: Refers to the difficult process of transforming a violent conflict into a non-violent one. 

� Resourcing: Enabling local people to continue and develop the work of reconciliation after ICR has finished a practical 

programme of work. 

Examples of projects: 

- Establishing the Iraqi Institute for Peace, a body committed to dialogue and peace in Iraq, in 2004. 

- Brokering the Baghdad Religious Accord in February 2004. 

- Brokering the Kaduna Peace Declaration of Religious Leaders in Nigeria in August 2002. 

Projects take place in Africa (Nigeria and Burundi) as well as in the Middle East. The Middle East work is now being undertaken by its 

sister organization, the Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRME).


(2005). Ogoni Reconciliation, Coventry Cathedral, International Center for Reconciliation: 1-8. 

REMARKS 

Martin Hayward: Director ICR, martin.hayward@coventrycathedral.org.uk

HEINRICH BÖLL STIFTUNG 

Address 

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41, 

10178 Berlin, Germany 

Phone ++49-30 - 285 34-0 

Fax ++49 30 - 285 34-109 

Web www.boell.de 

E-Mail info@boell.de 



The Heinrich Böll Foundation, affiliated with the Green Party and headquartered in Berlin, is a legally independent political foundation 

working in the spirit of intellectual openness. It was founded in 1997 by uniting the three foundations Buntstift (Göttingen), Frauen- 

Anstiftung (Hamburg), and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Cologne). The Foundation's primary objective is to support political education both 

within Germany and abroad, thus promoting democratic involvement, socio-political activism, and cross-cultural understanding. Its 

activities are guided by the fundamental political values of ecology, democracy, solidarity, and non-violence. 



By way of its international collaboration with a large number of project partners – currently numbering about 200 projects in 60 

countries – the Foundation aims to strengthen ecological and civil activism on a global level, to intensify the exchange of ideas and 

experiences, and to keep our sensibilities alert for change. The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s collaboration on socio-political education 

programs with its project partners abroad is on a long-term basis. Additional important instruments of international co-operation 

include visitor programs, which enhance the exchange of experiences and of political networking, as well as basic and advanced 

training programs for committed activists. 

A “Dossier” on “Exporting Democracy: Opportunities and Risks of External Democracy Promotion in Fragile States “can be found 

online and contains relevant publications on conflict and peace studies: http://www.boell.de/asp/frameset_en.html 


(2001). Muslime im säkularen Rechtsstaat. Berlin, Heinrich Böll Stiftung. 

(2005). Diaspora, Öl und Rosen: Zur innenpolitischen Entwicklung in Armenien, Aserbaidschan und Georgien. Berlin, Heinrich Böll 

Stiftung. 

Ottaway, M. (2006). Is Democracy the Answer? Exportschlager Demokratie? Chancen und Risiken der Demokratieförderung in 

fragilen Staaten. Berlin, Heinrich Böll Stiftung. 

(2006). In Gottes Namen? Frauen und Fundamentalismus: Das Magazin der Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Berlin, Heinrich Böll Stiftung. 1. 

(2006). External Promotion of Democracy in Fragile States: Conference Draft. External Promotion of Democracy in Fragile States, 

Berlin, Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).

REMARKS 

All regional offices and their respective websites: http://www.boell.de/asp/frameset_en.html 

Although the foundation has projects on democracy promotion and on fundamentalism that take into account the religious dimension 

there is no specific project on religion and conflict. 

Barbara Unmüßig: Chair. 

(Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes: Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), NOT directly from Heinrich 

Böll Stiftung but various joint projects. Prof. Perthes is an outstanding expert on the Middle East and on political Islam.)

INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 

Address 

Institute for Global Engagement, PO Box 14477, 

Washington, DC 20044 

Phone (703) 527-3100 

Fax (703) 527-5965 

Web 

www.globalengage.org 

www.cfia.org 

E-Mail info@globalengage.org 

Category Dialogue / Research 


The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based 

organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law. 

IGE encourages governments to respect their citizens' right to religious freedom and educates people of faith to exercise that right 

responsibly. Operating at the nexus of faith, culture, security, development and the rule of law, IGE's relational diplomacy—currently 

focused on East and Central Asia—enables respectful dialogue and practical agreements that help transition countries toward 

sustainable religious freedom. IGE also works to equip all people who care about the world with a holistic perspective that combines 

top-down (strategic) and bottom-up (grassroots) views on the global relevance of religion. 



IGE's Council on Faith & International Affairs (CFIA) equips members of the international affairs community with a balanced 

understanding of the role of religion in public life worldwide. Through its major programs—The Review of Faith & International 

Affairs; a website (www.cfia.org); conferences and lectures, task forces; and fellowships—CFIA fosters a pluralistic forum where 

people of different faiths and worldviews can constructively discuss religion's impact on the world today. This approach provides 

rigorous analysis and thoughtful commentary to scholars, policy makers, and practitioners. 

The Current CFIA Task Force focuses on “Faith-Based Diplomacy”. This task force is chaired by Daniel Philpott, Assistant 

Professor, Department of Political Science and Faculty Fellow, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of 

Notre Dame, and Senior Associate of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. 

IGE also sponsors two educational divisions focused on the role of religion in public life worldwide. First, the Council on Faith & 

International Affairs equips international affairs professionals of any faith or none. The Council’s major programs—a 

groundbreaking journal called The Review of Faith & International Affairs, a website (cfia.org), conferences and lectures, task forces, 

and fellowships—foster a pluralistic forum where people of different faiths and worldviews, from the scholar to the practitioner, can 

constructively discuss religion’s impact on the world today. Second, the Global Engagement Network equips Christians—from the 

pew to the professional—to live out their faith with cultural sensitivity and civic responsibility worldwide. The Network’s major 

programs include the annual Global Leadership Forum; leadership development programs; a blog (globalcolonnade.org); a 

forthcoming web-portal (globalchristian.org); and will soon expand to include additional Christian education programs and cultural 

engagement initiatives. 


(2007). Perspectives on Engaging Islam. Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement. 

Albright, M. (2006). Faith and Diplomacy. Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement.

Cordeau, N. (2006). Balancing Rights Claims: Nepal's "Broken People". Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement. 

Cordeau, N. (2006). The Sri Lankan Church: Glimmer of Hope on the Island of Tears? Washington DC, Institute for Global 

Engagement. 

Jones, N. (2007). Theologies of Peacemaking. Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement. 

Seiple, C. (2007). From the President: The Role of Religion in Winning the Long War. Washington DC, Institute for Global 

Engagement. 

Seiple, C. (2007). "Memo to the State: Religion and Security." The Review of Faith and International Affairs: 39-42. 

Seiple, R. A. (2004). Ambassadors of Hope: How Christians Can Respond to the World's Toughest Problems, InterVarsity Press. 

Seiple, R. A. and D. R. Hoover (2004). Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations. Lanham, Rowman & 

Littlefield. 

REMARKS 

CFIA publishes occasional papers, Book Club Discussion guides, task force reports, and The Review of Faith & International Affairs. 

CFIA's flagship periodical, The Review exists to provide a lively and learned journal of analysis and opinion for diverse leaders in 

international affairs — scholars and practitioners alike. 

The review can be found at: http://www.globalengage.org/edu/cfia/publications.htm 

Founded by Robert Seiple, the first-ever U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. 

Chris Seiple: President, cseiple@globalengage.org 

Dennis Hoover: Vice President for Research and Publications, dhoover@globalengage.org 


INTER-FAITH ACTION FOR PEACE IN AFRICA (IFAPA) 

Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa, 

Coordinating Office 

Address 

Sheikh Saliou Mbacké, Consultant / Coordinator, 

C/O LWF/DWS Gitanga Road Lavington, P.O. Box 

40870, 00100, GPO - Nairobi, Kenya 

Phone (254) 20 577777, (254) 20 578181 

Fax (254) 20 574577 

Web www.africa-faithforpeace.org 

E-Mail info@africa-faithforpeace.org 



Working for Inter-Religious Understanding, through a continuous process of genuine inter-faith encounter, discussion, and 

consultation, in order to promote respect for each other's religious traditions, and refrain from denigrating them. 

The Inter-faith Action for Peace in Africa intents to implement the Johannesburg Plan of Action. 


The Johannesburg Plan of Action: 


Working for the protection of human life and the environment in Africa. We will work to bring about peace, and to forestall violent 

conflict, through genuine inter-faith dialogue and intervention in different segments of the African continent. 

� Embracing the vision of an "African renaissance," a new spirit for unity and development in Africa. 

� Working for Inter-Religious Understanding, through: 

o A continuous process of genuine inter-faith encounter, discussion, and consultation, in order to promote respect for 

each other's religious traditions, and refrain from denigrating them; 

o Teaching our fellow believers to respect, and to be tolerant, of the beliefs and traditions of others, in order to build 

mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence in our communities; 

o Taking a stand against the exploitation of religious diversity that promotes violence; 

o Fostering a culture of peace and care of the vulnerable, and supporting and strengthening existing inter-faith 

initiatives, as well as encouraging new ones, for peace in Africa; 

o Inculcating the spirit of tolerance in our children and youth, including positive information about other religions in 

educational programmes, formal or informal, for which we are responsible, and to revising our existing educational 

textbooks and materials, to ensure that they do not contribute to religious intolerance and division; and 

o Promoting the adoption and implementation of these commitments by other leaders of our respective faith 

traditions, and by others in our communities. 

� Working Towards Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa, through: 

o Embracing the gift of peace that comes from all of our religious traditions and values, to working for peace as well 

as speaking of peace, to moving beyond common declarations to common actions, repentance, forgiveness, and

econciliation, and to seeking to heal the terrible memories of violence and conflict that haunt our people; 

o Supporting and strengthening the involvement of all people – men, women, youth and children – in peace building; 

o Respecting, learning about, and utilizing the unique cultural practices that promote justice and healing in 

community disputes in Africa; and 

o Equipping ourselves with the practical mediation skills necessary to resolve conflicts within and between our 

communities, and seeking to instill a spirituality that is needed for economic and social transformation and 

emancipation. 

� Promoting Human Rights and Development of the African Continent, through: 

o Promoting religious freedom in accordance with the teachings and/or the norms of our respective religions, and in 

accordance with the principles of international human rights law; 

o Advocating for human rights, human dignity, and human responsibility, for all people and communities without 

distinction, and to promoting respect for the principles of international humanitarian law, as moral and ethical 

imperatives; and 

o Utilizing our religious authority to insist that our political leaders take the path of peace rather than the path of war, 

and to hold them accountable for their promises and their actions by actively engaging all political leaders in dialogue 

with regard to positive initiatives and efforts towards conflict resolution, the promotion of peace and justice, and 

sustaining democratic institutions such as those envisioned in the creation of the African Union. 


Collins, P. (2003). Liberia: From Fear to Hope. Inter-Religious Groups Play Central Role in Peace Building. Lutheran World Federation 

News. 27.11.2003: 1-3. 

Okoth, N. (2004). LWF General Secretary Affirms Role of Africa's Religious Diversity in Resolving Conflict. Lutheran World Federation 

News. 28.06.2004: 1-2. 

REMARKS 

The website seems to be still under construction and most of the information available focuses on the Johannesburg Inter-Faith 

Peace Summit in 2002 (includes numerous case studies that have been discussed during the summit). Few recent updates.

KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG 

Address 

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V, Rathausallee 12, 

53757 Sankt Augustin 

Phone +49 22 41/24 6-0 

Fax +49 22 41/24 6-25 91 

Web www.kas.de 

E-Mail zentrale@kas.de 



The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is related to the Christian Democratic movement. Having emerged from the 'Society for Christian 

Democratic Education Work' founded in 1956, it was named after the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic in 1964. We are guided 

by the same principles that inspired Adenauer's work. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation offers political education, conducts scientific 

fact-finding research for political projects, grants scholarships to gifted individuals, researches the history of Christian Democracy, 

and supports and encourages European unification, international understanding, and development-policy cooperation. 


The foundation runs about 60 offices abroad. Its activities include: 


� Summer School for young talents on democracy and intercultural dialogue. 

� TV Magazine in Serbia on economics („Ekonomski PUT u Budutschnost“). The emission aims at educating the population in 

economic issues and especially the transformation to a social market economy. 

� Promotion of Parliaments in the Arab World: e.g. in Egypt with the cooperation of the University of Cairo. 

� Re-empowering Iraqi Society 

� Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis on statal structures to compare transitional processes among different 

countries of the region. 

� “Religion und Weltorientierung”: the foundation’s website contains a section on religion and values. E.g. on dialogue with 

Islam, etc. 


Khaltbari, B. (2006). Diskussion um die Religionspolizei entzweit die afghanische Gesellschaft. Kabul, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. 

REMARKS 

The foundation has various other publications but none is explicitly related to religion and conflict. Though, a number of interesting 

documents can be found in the section “Religion und Weltorientierung”: http://www.kas.de/publikationen/religion.html

Address 

Phone 

Fax 

Mercy Corps, Dept. W, 3015 SW 1st Ave., 

Portland, OR 97201 USA 

(800) 292-3355 

Web www.mercycorps.org 

E-Mail Contact forms on website. 


MERCY CORPS 


Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against 

nearly impossible odds. Mercy Corps has learned that communities recovering from war or social upheaval must be the agents of 

their own transformation for change to endure. It's only when communities set their own agendas, raise their own resources and 

implement programs themselves, that their first successes result in the renewed hope, confidence and skills to continue 

development. 


Mercy Corps pursues its mission through: 


-Emergency relief services that assist people afflicted by conflict or disaster. 

-Sustainable economic development that integrates agriculture, health, housing and infrastructure, economic development, education 

and environment, and local management. 

-Civil society initiatives that promote citizen participation, accountability, conflict management and the rule of law. 

Various field studies, but none exclusively on religion. 


REMARKS 

Landrum Bolling: Director at Large. 

The institution itself has a clear humanitarian focus and seems of little relevance for the present project. However, its Director at 

Large, Landrum Bolling, is well known for his international experiences in conflict resolution and in facilitating dialogue between 

members of different religions, cultures and ethnicities. In working with local and national government officials, religious leaders and 

non-governmental organizations in Bosnia he developed initiatives for inter-ethnic and inter-religious cooperation and recognition.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, DIALOGUES: ISLAMIC WORLD-U.S.- 

THE WEST 

Address 

Phone 212-998-3656 

Fax 212-995-4091 

Dialogues, Islamic World-US-The West, 

Remarque Institute, 194 Mercer Street, 4 th floor, 

New York, New York 10012 

Web www.islamuswest.org 

E-Mail 


tlili@islamuswest.org 

shaanti@islamuswest.org 


A program of New York University, Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West was established in the aftermath of the tragic events of 

September 11, 2001, which highlighted the urgent need for greater communication among and about the Islamic World, the United 

States, and the West. 

The program has been launched as a structured forum for sustained dialogue involving voices from the various religious, intellectual, 

economic, and political sectors of Islamic and American/Western societies, including those non-elite Islamic figures with proven 

credibility in their communities who are too often unheard in the West. Dialogues is largely focused on Muslim claims and viewpoints, 

as well as on efforts to understand various Islamic social and political movements. But the program also involves a discussion of the 

Western value system, for true dialogue cannot be constructed as a one-way street. 



Dialogues is committed to a number of academic, policy, and outreach activities, including conferences on a variety of topics of 

critical importance today—the clash of perceptions, elections, the nature of authority in the Islamic world and in the West, Muslims in 

the West, the role of the media, and education, among others. These will result in the development of policy recommendations; 

government leaders and other relevant authorities and organizations, including media decision-makers, will attend the meetings in 

order to both help effect policy change and alter public perceptions. Moreover, Dialogues is creating a network of leaders who will 

continue to communicate with and consult one another formally and informally for years to come—a valuable network for negotiating 

peace in times of crisis. 

With tensions between the Muslim and Western Worlds at a high point, Dialogues’ work is crucial to world peace and security. 

Through dialogue, Muslim and Western community leaders can dispel the current climate of anger, check extremist trends, and lay 

the foundations for a more comprehensive and lasting peace through mutually beneficial interaction. 


(2002). Clash of Civilizations or Clash of Perceptions? In Search of Common Ground for Understanding. Granada, Spain, Dialogues: 

Islamic World -U.S.-The West: 1-98.

Tlili, M. (2004). Report of the Dialogues: Islamic World -U.S.-The West Workshop organized in Amman. Jordan, New York, Dialogues- 

Islamic World-U.S.-The West, New York University. 

Tlili, M. e. (2006). Who Speaks for Islam? Who Speaks for the West? Who Speaks for Islam? Who Speaks for the West? New York, 

Dialogues-Islamic World-U.S.-The West. 

REMARKS 

Mustapha Tlili: Founder and Director, Former Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute of New School University and Director of 

its UN Project, as well as Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. 

The program is accused by some American groups of turning New York University into “New York Ummah” because of having 

accepted funding by Qatar. The Militant Islam Monitor writes: “The Dialogues group is intended to 'give the Muslim point of view' and 

receives funding from Qatar, whose chief cleric Yusuf Qaradawi issued a fatwa condoning women suicide bombers. Qaradawi is 

banned from entering the US because of ties to terrorism.” http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/1088

Address 

Phone 81-3-3226-4371 

Fax 81-3-3226-1835 

Web 

E-Mail 

NIWANO PEACE FOUNDATION 

Niwano Peace Foundation, Shamvilla, Catherina 

5F1-16-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo 160-0022, 

Japan 

www.npf.or.jp 

info@npf.or.jp 



The Niwano Peace Foundation was chartered to contribute to the realization of world peace and the enhancement of culture by 

promoting research and other activities, based on religious spirit and serving the cause of peace, in such fields as thought, culture, 

science, and education. 



Niwano Peace Prize: The Niwano Peace Foundation established the Niwano Peace Prize to honor and encourage individuals and 

organizations that have contributed significantly to inter-religious cooperation, thereby furthering the cause of world peace, and to 

make their achievements known as widely as possible. The Foundation hopes in this way both to enhance inter-religious 

understanding and cooperation and to encourage the emergence of still more people devoted to working for world peace. 

Activity Grant Program: Respecting the uniqueness of each of religions and embracing the spirit of tolerance, it aims to build a 

world of peace and coexistence. The Foundation makes grants in order to provide active encouragement for research and other 

activities undertaken in a religious spirit and conducted in such a way as to invite broad social participation. 

South Asia Program: The main objective of the NPF South Asia Program is the alleviation of poverty. It is based on the spirit of the 

Donate One Meal Campaign, a spirit of sharing the struggle for coexistence with one another. “Unity in Diversity”: The NPF South 

Asia Program supports groups engaged in those movements and activities undertaken in a spirit of "unity in diversity." "Unity in 

diversity" means that global citizens, especially grass-roots people in Asia, while being well aware of their own distinctive character 

and backgrounds, understand that they have much in common, and cooperate on that basis. With an open-minded, non-dogmatic 

religiosity and spirituality, the NPF South Asia Program encourages exchanges between CBOs and other civil-society organizations in 

the region. 

None. 


REMARKS 

Nikkoyo Niwano: founder of the buddhist lay organisation Rissho Kosei-Kai; he was one of the few non-Christian observers of the 

Second Vatican Council. His son Nichiko Niwano is his successor as chairman of the movement. 

Latest laureates of the Niwano Peace Prize: 

2006: “Rabbis for Human Rights”, Israël 

2005: Dr. Hans Küng

PLOWSHARES INSTITUTE 

Address 

Plowshares Institute, Box 243, 809 Hopmeadow 

St., Simsbury, CT 06070, UK 

Phone (860) 651-4304 

Fax (860) 651-4305 

Web www.plowsharesinstitute.org 

E-Mail plowshares@plowsharesinstitute.org 



Plowshares Institute contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world community through research and education, service 

to developing communities, and innovative training in conflict transformation and peacebuilding. 

Research identifies critical social, economic, and religious issues that threaten the harmony and sustainability of a humane society 

and presents possible options for change. 

Education exposes the "non-poor" to global interdependence and energizes them to address issues of injustice within their 

organizations and individual lifestyles. 

Training of local decision makers and leaders equips them to teach their constituencies to use the energy of conflict for positive 

structural change and to intervene in the problems that threaten their communities. 

Partnerships with international service organizations protect human rights, enhance democratic participation, and expand options 

for sustainable development. 



� Transforming conflicts through peacebuilding initiatives 

Conflict transformation training based on moral, spiritual, and cultural values equips community leaders with skills to 

constructively address conflicts. 

� Developing innovative approaches to conflict and peace education 

Plowshares generates new ideas and approaches and disseminates these to others in the peacebuilding and education 

fields through research and writing. 

� Increasing domestic awareness of global interdependence 

Plowshares staff provide speaking, teaching, and preaching opportunities to educate civic and religious groups. Faithbased 

approaches emphasize global interdependence, visions for global peace, and training in peacebuilding and the case 

method. 

� Decision makers in project areas are exposed to new and effective approaches to resolving conflict. 

In a group of some 40 participants, almost all significantly widen their community network; most are able to become a 

“mediating presence” in their areas of influence, modelling new approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding; 

and a smaller number from each session will move to dedicate considerable time to teach others the skills and 

approaches. Currently, more than 500 community and religious leaders participate in Plowshares-based conflict 

transformation seminars each year in the U.S. and overseas, and some 50 voluntarily make major time commitments to 

active peacebuilding roles in mediation and/or teaching. 

� Southeast Asia: In response to escalating violence and terrorism in Indonesia, Plowshares and the Indonesian Ministry

of Justice and Human Rights are training 3,600 senior leaders from the government and civil society to more effectively 

address conflict, protect human rights, and promote democratic participation. Plowshares partners with the Center for 

Empowering Reconciliation with Peace to address ethnic and religious conflict in volatile areas. Collaboration with the 

Center and other regional organizations has equipped more than 400 regional peacebuilders, published the Peace Skills 

curriculum, and sent multi-faith teams to conflicted areas. 


Evans, A. F. and R. Evans (2001). Peace Skills: Leader's Guide. New Jersey, Jossey-Bass. 

Belongs to the United Methodist Church. 

REMARKS

ROCKROSE INSTITUTE 

Address 

RockRose Institute, PO Box 29317, San Francisco 

CA 94129-0317 

Phone (415) 561-3232 

Fax (415) 561-3233 

Web 

www.rockroseinstitute.org 

E-Mail info@rockroseinstitute.org 



RockRose Institute, a public charity, is the primary organizer of Facing Violence: Justice, Religion and Conflict Resolution - World 

Forum 2007. 

RockRose supports, promotes and advances non-violent conflict resolution through education, improved communication and a deeper 

understanding of justice. It was founded in 2004 by four women attorneys. 

The Institute seeks to fulfill its mission by supporting public forums for interdisciplinary dialogue and training in communication skills. 

We will include youth and performing and visual arts programs to deepen and strengthen our mission. The Institute further 



• Building Peace One Dream at a Time: “The Moral Imagination in Law, Religion and Conflict Resolution”, With John Paul 

Lederach and others: RockRose Institute, in collaboration with the Bar Association of San Francisco and United Religions 

Initiative, hosted this event on October 15, 2005. 

• Facing Violence: Justice, Religion and Conflict Resolution - World Forum, February 2007: The greatest challenge facing our 

world in the 21st century will not be a conflict over resources, or culture, or ideology—it will be our inability to resolve those 

conflicts without violence. YOU ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE TABLE with leaders from around the world to face this 

ultimate challenge: How do we prepare people and societies to resolve conflicts constructively and co-exist peacefully? With 

Elie Wiesel, Madleine Albright, Katherine Marshall, etc. 

REMARKS 

Mark Conrad Mancao: Executive Director of RockRose Institute. 


ST ETHELBURGA'S CENTRE FOR RECONCILIATION AND 

PEACE 

Address 

Phone +44 20 7496 1610 

Fax +44 20 7638 1440 

St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and 

Peace, 78 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AG 

Web www.stethelburgas.org 

E-Mail enquiries@stethelburgas.org 



The nature of the relationship between different faith traditions, in the UK and elsewhere, is a key concern of the Centre. Friction and 

conflicts can occur on the interface between faith, sometimes leading to violence and the persecution of religious minorities. 

Our aim is to develop practical, constructive approaches which enable people of different faiths to work creatively with the different 

perspectives they hold, rather than see these as barrier to understanding and co-operation or pretend that unity is easy. 


These projects include: 


� Understanding Islam : A range of training programmes designed to help non-Muslims learn the basics about Islam. 

� Scriptural Reasoning: A practical new approach to inter-faith dialogue for Christians, Jews and Muslims. 

� The Tent : A new meeting space, dedicated to the meeting of faiths, with programme of public discussions, devotional 

gatherings and meditation. 


Antequisa, C. V. and M. M. Sanguila Inter-faith in action towards conflict transformation, St Ethelburga's Center for Reconciliation and 

Peace: 1-15. 

Carey, G. (1999). The role of religions in promoting international order. House of Lords meeting. London, St Ethelburga's Centre for 

Reconciliation and Peace. 

Chartres, R. R. R. Peace rises from the ruin of St Ethelburga's. London, St Ethelburga's Center for Reconciliation and Peace: 1-2. 

Deegalle, M. (2004). Religious Concerns in Creating Peace: A Buddhist Reflection on the Ethnic Issue. London, St Ethelburga's Center 

for Reconciliation and Peace. 

Johnston, D. (2003). Presentation of Faith-based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik. London, St Ethelburga's Center for Reconciliation 

and Peace. 

Sing, I. (2004). A Sikh Pauses for Thought. Faith & Identity, St Ethelburga's Center for Reconciliation and Peace. 

REMARKS

Address 

Phone 212-967-7707 

Fax 212-967-9001 

TANENBAUM CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS 

UNDERSTANDING 

Web www.tanenbaum.org 

E-Mail info@tanenbaum.org 


Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding, 

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3502, New York, NY 

10118 


The Tanenbaum Center is the leader in providing practical programs so urgently needed to prevent the growing problem of verbal 

and physical conflict perpetrated in the name of religion. We are a non-sectarian organization that addresses unresolved tensions by 

helping to change behaviors in religiously-diverse workplaces, schools and in areas of armed conflict. 


Programs include: 

� Primary Education Programs. 

� Religious Diversity in the Workplace. 


� Religion and Conflict Resolution: The Tanenbaum Center convenes scholars, diplomats, government officials, clergy 

and other leaders on the use of religion as a resource to prevent or resolve conflict. Seminal publications such as Religion, 

Law and the Role of Force and the forthcoming book, Peacemakers in Action: Profiles in Religious Conflict Resolution, derive 

from these meetings. The center identifies and studies Peacemakers in Action - religious leaders who risk their lives working 

for peace - in order to learn new techniques and transferable practices. It also builds conflict resolution skills by training 

professionals working with ethnically and religiously diverse populations at the International Rescue Committee and by 

developing high school curricula with the National Crime Prevention Council. 

What is the Tanenbaum Center doing? 

� Through the Peacemakers in Action program, it identifies, studies and convenes religious leaders who work to 

resolve armed conflicts. 

� Each Peacemaker gets a monetary prize to further his/her work. 

� Research of their unique techniques and challenges. 

� Publishing the findings and share them with other religious leaders, scholars and government actors. 

� The center inspires men and women of religion to become peacemakers and encourages government actors to 

recognize and tap into religious leaders as responsible resources on the ground. 

� Cambridge University Press is publishing a book on the lives and work of the Tanenbaum Center's Peacemakers in 

Action in fall 2006. 

� The Center is launching the Women's Peace Initiative to identify women in the Middle East and North Africa who 

use religion in peacemaking. It will study and promote their work to bring attention to the power of women to 

effect positive change.


Annan, K. (1998). The Challenge of Conflict Prevention. Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Memorial Lecture. New York, Tanenbaum Center 

for Religious Understanding. 

Coffey, J. I. and C. T. Mathewes (2002). Religion, Law and the Role of Force: A Study of Their Influence on Conflict and on Conflict 

Resolution, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding / Transnational Publishers. 

Giuliani, R. W. (1994). Politics and Faith: Tensions of Living in Two Worlds. Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Memorial Lecture. New York, 

Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding. 

Little, D. (forthcoming, fall 2006). Peacemakers in Action: Profiles in Religious Conflict Resolution. New York, Tanenbaum Center for 

Interreligious Understanding. 

(2006). Religious Etiquette Guide: How to properly address Religious Leaders. New York, Tanenbaum Center for Religious 

Understanding: 1-10. 

Dr. Georgette F. Bennett: President 

Sheherazade Jafari: Program Associate, Conflict Resolution. 

REMARKS

WORLD CONFERENCE OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE 

Address 

World Conference of Religions for Peace, 777 

United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 

Phone 212 687 21 63 

Fax 

Web www.wcrp.org 

E-Mail info@wcrp.org 



The World Conference of Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions 

who are dedicated to achieving peace. Respecting cultural differences while celebrating our common humanity, Religions for Peace is 

active on every continent and in some of the most troubled places on earth, creating multi-religious partnerships that mobilize the 

moral and social resources of religious people to address their shared problems. 



Some of Religions for Peace's recent successes include mediating dialogue among warring factions in Sierra Leone; building a new 

climate of reconciliation in Bosnia and Kosovo; organizing an international network of religious women's organizations; and launching 

an extraordinary program to assist the millions of children affected by Africa's AIDS pandemic, the Hope for African Children 

Initiative. 

The goals and agendas developed serve as a foundation for the everyday work of Religions for Peace around the world. That work 

focuses on effecting change in the following areas: 

� Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation 

� The Child and the Family 

� Disarmament and Security 

� Development and Ecology 

� Human Rights and Responsibilities 

� Peace Education 

None but press releases and website. 


REMARKS 

See section “conflict transformation” for further specification on the various recent activities and methods employed. 

Dr. William Vendley: Secretary General, Word Conference of Religions for Peace. Former Professor of Systematic Theology, 

Maryknoll School of Theology. 

Rabbi David Rosen: co-president. International Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee.

APPENDIX: MAILINGLIST INSTITUTIONS 

Action by churches together (ACT) act@act-intl.org 

Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) info@arcworld.org 

American Public Media, Speaking of Faith mail@speakingoffaith.org 

Arizona State University, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict csrc@asu.edu 

Association Suisse pour le Dialogue Euro-Arabomusulman (ASDEAM) info@asdeam.ch, hassan.ghaziri@epfl.ch 

berkleycenter@georgetown.edu, 

Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs 

banchoff@georgetown.edu 

Brigham Young University, International Center for Law and Religion Studies law_religion@byu.edu 

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs info@cceia.org 

Center for Humanitarian Dialogue info@hdcentre.org 

Center for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights Osijek centar-za-mir@centar-za-mir.hr 

Center for Reduction of Religious-based conflict centerRel@Center2000.org 

Center for Strategic & International Studies, CSIS ldanan@csis.org 

Center for the Study and Promotion of Peace Indonesia pspp@ukdw.ac.id 

Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution crdc@gmu.edu 

reiner.anselm@sozethik.unizh.ch, 

Centre for Religion, Economy and Politics 

christoph.weber@zh.ref.ch 

Centre for Sustainable Management of Resources, Radboud University Nijemegen secr.csmr@science.ru.nl, e.eynikel@theo.ru.nl 

Certificat de formation continue en religions, cultures et communication, 

University of Geneva info@formcont.unige.ch 

Clingendael/Netherlands institute of International Relations info@clingendael.nl 

Clinton Global Initiative info@clintonglobalinitiative.org 

Commission de Planification Pastorale de la Conférence des évêques Suisses spi-ppk@kath.ch 

Common Good Initiative j.boehle@bham.ac.uk 

Community of Sant’Egidio info@santegidio.org

Comprehensive Dialogue Among Civilizations (CDAC) 

secretariat@civilizations.ch, v.petrovsky@civilizations.ch, 

m.s.karlen@civilizations.ch, y.nazarkine@civilizations.ch 

Conférence des évêques Suisses, CES sbk-ces@gmx.ch 

Conference of European Churches, CEC info@cec-kek.org 

Cordoba Foundation of Geneva info@cordoue.ch 

Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions dirk@cpwr.org 

information@coventrycathedral.org.uk, 

Coventry Cathedral, International Centre for Reconciliation (ICR) 

martin.hayward@coventrycathedral.org.uk 

Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS), “Mondes arabes, mondes 

Olivier.Frutiger@lettres.unige.ch, 

magali.froidevaux@unil.ch, christine.guerne- 

musulmans contemporains”, Universities of Geneva & Lausanne 

cattet@iued.unige.ch 

Eastern Mennonite University, Center for Justice and Peace Building cjp@emu.edu 

European Project for Interreligious Learning, EPIL epil.ch@hispeed.ch, epil.ch@bluemail.ch 

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) fes@fes.de, info@fes-geneva.org 

Friedrich Naumann Foundation baerbel.beer@fnst.org 

Harvard University Islamic Studies Program jmadri@fas.harvard.edu, mottahed@fas.harvard.edu 

Haus der Religionen, Dialog der Kulturen info@haus-der-religionen.ch 

Heinrich Böll Stiftung info@boell.de 

HEKS-EPER, Swiss Interchurch Aid info@heks.ch 

info@globalengage.org, cseiple@globalengage.org, 

Institute for Global Engagement 

dhoover@globalengage.org 

secretariat@ithf.de, justenhoven@ithf.de, 

Institute for Theology and Peace 

beestermoeller@ithf.de 

Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University isec@bu.edu 

fahey@religionandpolicy.org, 

Institute on Religion and Public Policy, INC. 

Blackburn@religionandpolicy.org 

Inter-faith Action for Peace in Africa (IFAPA) info@africa-faithforpeace.org 

International Center for Religion and Diplomacy postmaster@icrd.org

International Committee of the Red Cross gva@icrc.org 

office@ifor.org, contact@mir-romand.ch, 

International Fellowship of Reconciliation, IFOR 

fff.ifor@bluewin.ch, ww.friedenserziehung.ch 

International Peace Research Institute, PRIO info@prio.no 

International Summer School on Religion and Public Life info@issrpl.org 

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung zentrale@kas.de 

info@life-peace.org, claudette.werleigh@life-peace.org, 

Life & Peace Institute, LPI 

anne.kubai@life-peace.org, peter.brune@life-peace.org 

Lutheran World Federation info@lutheranworld.org 

Mercy Corps Contact forms on website. 

Mission 21 info@mission-21.org, christian.wagner@mission-21.org 

New York University, Dialogues: Islamic World- U.S.- the West 

NGO Committee on “Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns” at the United 

tlili@islamuswest.org, shaanti@islamuswest.org 

Natinos and Spiritual Caucus at the UN Geneva secretariat@csvgc-geneva.org, info@spititualcaucus.org 

Niwano Peace Foundation info@npf.or.jp 

Observatory of religions in Switzerland (ORS) info.ors@unil.ch 

Peacemakers Trust website@peacemakers.ca 

Pew Forum, Religion and World Affairs info@pewforum.org 

Plowshares Institute 

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown 

plowshares@plowsharesinstitute.org 

University cmcu@georgetwon.edu, jle2@georgetown.edu 

Programme nationale de recherché 58 (Fonds National Suisse) cmottas@snf.ch 

Rockrose Institute info@rockroseinstitute.org 

Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies riifs@riifs.org 

dendby@ssrc.org, vanantwerpen@ssrc.org, 

Social Science Research Council 

mooyoung@ssrc.org 

sgmoik.ssmoci@tiscali.ch, 

Société Suisse Moyen Orient et civilisation islamique (SSMOCI) 

hartmut.faehndrich@swissonline.ch

St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace enquiries@stethelburgas.org 

Swiss Academy for Development schwery@sad.ch, eggenberger@sad.ch, akhbari@sad.ch 

Swiss Council of Religions thomas.wipf@sek-feps.ch 

Swisspeace esther.marthaler@swisspeace.ch, info@swisspeace.ch 

Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding info@tanenbaum.org 

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace Studies krocinst@nd.edu 

Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research tff@transnational.org 

United States Institute of Peace, Religion and Peacemaking Program dsmock@usip.org 

University of Lausanne, Section Science of Religions Jean-Claude.Basset@unil.ch 

Uppsala Program on Religion and Conflict Peter.Brune@life-peace.org 

Woodstock Theological Center woodstock@georgetown.edu 

World Conference of Religions for Peace info@wcrp.org 

World Council of Churches, WCC info@wcc-coe.org, dem@wcc-coe.org 

reiner.anselm@sozethik.unizh.ch, 

Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik 

Christoph.weber@zh.ref.ch 

Zentrum für Religionsforschung Luzern andreas.tunger@unilu.ch

Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

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