Religion, Conflict and Peace: Global Perspectives
Explore religions' complex roles in promoting and mitigating violence across contemporary global conflicts. Gain insights into religious impacts on society.
Explore religions' complex roles in promoting and mitigating violence across contemporary global conflicts. Gain insights into religious impacts on society.
This course delves into the intricate relationships between religion, conflict, and peace in contemporary global contexts. Students will examine a series of conflicts in various world regions, focusing on analyzing the diverse roles religions play in both fueling violence and fostering peace. The curriculum provides tools for interpreting religious influences in conflicts and understanding how religions are internally diverse, evolving, and embedded in all human cultures. Participants will explore religious dimensions of conflict impacts on public health, education, economics, and media representation. The course covers potential case studies from countries such as Brazil, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Myanmar, and the United States. It's particularly relevant for educators, journalists, public health workers, and government officials seeking to understand religion's function in world affairs.
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What you'll learn
Analyze the diverse roles religions play in promoting and mitigating violence in global conflicts
Examine how religious institutions and ideologies impact public health initiatives
Explore the relationship between religious values and functional economic policies
Investigate the influence of religions on educational opportunities in different contexts
Evaluate the accuracy of media representations of religious dimensions in conflicts
Develop skills to interpret the complex roles of religion in contemporary world affairs
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Module Description
This course explores the complex interplay between religion, conflict, and peace in contemporary global contexts. It examines how religious ideologies are embedded in political, economic, and cultural spheres, challenging the notion that religion is isolated from these areas. The curriculum covers various contemporary conflicts worldwide, analyzing how religions contribute to both violence and peace-building efforts. Students will learn about the impact of religious factors on public health initiatives, economic policies, educational opportunities, and media representations of conflicts. The course emphasizes the internal diversity of religions, their evolving nature, and their pervasive influence in human cultures. It provides tools for interpreting the roles of religion in conflicts and understanding their broader societal impacts.
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Religious Literacy Scholar and Interfaith Education Pioneer
Dr. Diane L. Moore serves as Associate Dean for Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School and founding Director of the Religious Literacy Project, where she has transformed the public understanding of religion through innovative educational initiatives. Her distinguished career combines academic scholarship with practical application, holding degrees including a PhD from Union Theological Seminary and serving as an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Her groundbreaking work includes leading the Religious Literacy and Humanitarian Action Research Project with Oxfam, creating popular MOOCs on world religions through HarvardX, and chairing the American Academy of Religion's Task Force on Religion in the Schools. Her influence extends to policy through her service on the U.S. State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs task force and her 2021 appointment to the Vatican's University of Meaning project. Her book "Overcoming Religious Illiteracy" (2007) has become a cornerstone text in religious education, while her leadership in establishing guidelines for teaching religion in K-12 schools and higher education has shaped religious literacy education nationwide. Her excellence in teaching has been recognized through multiple awards, including the Petra Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award and selection as HDS Outstanding Teacher of the Year
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