In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the interplay between religion, politics, and conflicts remains a complex web. Exiting Violence: The Role of Religion (2024) looks to untangle some of the knots, showing not only how faith can ignite bloodshed, but also how it can inspire peace and build bridges. Resulting from an international collaboration between the Bruno Kressler Foundation Center for Religious Studies, Reset Dialogues Among Civilizations, and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, this collection assesses the state of scholarship and explores the differing ways in which religion can contribute to societies and communities exiting situations of violence and hatred. From biblical hermeneutics to Buddhism, from secularism to legal systems, Exiting Violence offers a nuanced and thought-provoking exploration of the multifaceted role religion plays in the human struggle for peace and justice.
This event is co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Representative Office in Rome and the Gregorian Centre for Interreligious Studies at Pontifical Gregorian University.
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Ambrogio Bongiovanni is the director of the Center of Interreligious Studies at Pontifical Gregorian University.
Adnane Mokrani is a professor in the Center of Interreligious Studies at Pontifical Gregorian University.
Rev. Albert Alejo, S.J., is a professor in the Faculty of Social Science at Pontifical Gregorian University.
Rev. Peter Lah, S.J., (introductory remarks and moderator) is the dean of the Faculty of Social Science at Pontifical Gregorian University.
Debora Tonelli (concluding remarks) is the Georgetown University representative in Rome and guest lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Pontifical Gregorian University.
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