Included here is a listing of resources related to the topic of Faith and Reconciliation, including original content, commentary, articles and podcasts. |
| Yale's Faith And Globalization Resources |
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Put Your Finger Here... |
| Roberto S. Goizueta
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| This article is reprinted from Yale Divinity School's Reflections, Winter 2006 edition. "More than forty-five years had passed since I had last peered out an airplane window at the turquoise terminal building. It was exactly as I remembered it. So were the huge white block letters on the façade: 'Aeropuerto Internacional Jose Martí—Habana.' Back then, I was a six-year-old awaiting a flight to who-knows-where for who-knows-how-long..." |
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A Common Word for a Common Future |
| Miroslav Volf
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| I hope that you have come to this conference also because you sense that a new wind of hope is beginning to blow and that rays of sun are penetrating the stormy darkness around us. A Common Word Between Us and You—likely the most important interfaith document to appear in the past 40 years or so—is one such ray, shining through the barely parting clouds. The thesis of this Muslim letter, endorsed by some of the most prominent Muslim leaders worldwide and addressed to Christian leaders |
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Christian Anarchy and Reconciliation: A View from the Pulpit |
| Wesley Avram
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| This article is reprinted from Yale Divinity School's Reflections, Fall 2007 edition. Some words come back, decades later, with haunting relevance. Back in the 1960s, these two southern churchmen, Will Campbell and James Y. Holloway, co-edited the journal of the Committee of Southern Churchmen, called Katallegete—Be Reconciled. A collection of their essays from that journal was published in 1970 under the title Up to Our Steeples in Politics (Paulist Press), from which these words are taken. |
 Video | Using violence to get attention |
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| Tony Blair
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| Tony Blair responds to a student's question about the argument that using violence is a feasible way of gaining national attention for one's cause. |
| Video | Recognizing the need for dialogue |
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| Tony Blair, Rev. Harold Good, and Miroslav Volf
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| Tony Blair, Rev. Harold Good, and Miroslav Volf respond to a student's question about the role of fatigue in bringing both sides to the table for dialogue. |
| Video | Steering adversaries toward dialogue |
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| Rev. Harold Good, Tony Blair
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| Rev. Harold Good and Tony Blair respond to a student's question about how to steer warring sides off the path of violence and toward dialogue. |
| Video | Class discussion: Faith and reconciliation |
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| Tony Blair, Fr. Alec Reid and Rev. Harold Good
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| After preliminary reflections on faith and reconciliation by Miroslav Volf and Tony Blair, Fr. Alec Reid and Rev. Harold Good discuss the role of faith in the Northern Ireland peace process. |
| Video | Interview with Alec Reid and G. Harold Good |
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| Harold Attridge, Alec Reid, G. Harold Good
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| Harold Attridge, Dean of the Yale Divinity School, interviews Reverend Alec Reid and Reverend G. Harold Good about the role of faith in the Northern Ireland peace process. |
| Video | Faith and Reconciliation |
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| Miroslav Volf
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| Faiths can provide rich resources for promoting reconciliation between persons and cultures. Examine the possible contributions that faith can play in healing divides and nurturing the common good. |
| No More Taking Sides |
| Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett
| February 14, 2008
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| Robi Damelin lost her son David to a Palestinian sniper. Ali Abu Awwad lost his older brother Yousef to an Israeli soldier. But, instead of clinging to traditional ideologies and turning their pain into more violence, they've decided to understand the other side — Israeli and Palestinian — by sharing their pain and their humanity. In this audio clip they tell of a gathering network of survivors who share their grief, their stories of loved ones, and their ideas for lasting peace. |
| Pushing Past Terror to Understanding |
| Beliefnet
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| Three proponents of interfaith dialogue, a Muslim, Christian, and secularist, discuss political and cultural issues relevant to promoting peaceful understanding between faiths despite manifestations of violent religious extremism. |
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