Religions: instruments of peace or causes of conflict?
Ecumenical Institute Bossey, SwitzerlandThe consultation will try to understand the dynamics of religion both as an instrument of peace and a weapon for volence and to practically apply this wisdom in overcoming conflicts. It will provide an analytical and experiential space to:
· Understand the promotion, use, contributions and justifications of both peace and violence in religious contexts;
· Deconstruct and dissociate the pathology of violence from the core principles of religions;
· Discern ways to overcome the application of violence in the context of religion in society; and
· Reiterate the core values of love, compassion, peace, justice and harmony - values that are at the foundations of religions.
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