Mobilising religions to end violence - a U.S. perspective

(Vatican Radio) What is the relationship between religion and violence? How can faith be part of the solution to conflict? And how can we all witness to peace in a very troubled world? Those key questions were at the heart of a seminar on Wednesday organized by the St Egidio lay Catholic community. Speakers at the seminar entitled ‘Religions and Violence’ came from all the main faith traditions, examining the causes of violence and suggesting ways of working for reconciliation and peace across different ethnic, religious and national divisions.
Among those offering practical solutions to combat the current increase in religious violence was Jerry White, who works with the US State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. A survivor of a landmine explosion and a veteran of several history-making campaigns, White told Philippa Hitchen why he believes religion must be part of the solution to conflicts around the world today….

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