Conflict Resolution, Culture, and Religion

Toward a Training Model of Interreligious Peacebuilding

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3918064
AutoresMohammed Abu-Nimer (International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, American University), Mohammed Abu‐nimer (0000-0003-3363-3608, American University, autor correspondente)
Ano2001
Volume38
Fascículo6
Páginas685-704
Data de publicação2001-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022343301038006003
OpenAlexW2142269431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas92
Referências citadas14

Recently, conflict resolution practitioners and scholars have begun exploring the application and compatibility of theory and practice to different religious and cultural contexts and conflicts. This article is aimed at, first, bridging conflict resolution and intercultural training concepts through the presentation of a training model in interreligious peacebuilding; second, examining the dynamics and participants' responses in an interreligious context to the intercultural sensitivity model, which is used in an intercultural communication training setting. The data and analysis are based on a series of workshops and interviews conducted between 1996 and 1999 with participants from diverse religious backgrounds. The narrative and stories illustrate the dynamics of the proposed training model and its impact on the participants. The analysis indicates that, with the exception of responses to the last two stages, participants in interreligious settings have similar types of responses to the Intercultural Sensitivity Model. Adaptation and integration responses not only did not exist, but were rejected by all participants on the grounds that moral, ethical, and spiritual religious dimensions would often prevent individuals from adopting integration or adaptation responses. Finally, the article proposes several questions and hypotheses to advance the research in this field

Adaptation (eye) · Conflict resolution · Context (archaeology) · Narrative · Peacebuilding · Social science · Sociology · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology