Moving From Conflict to Community
An Interfaith Retreat led by Dr. Reinhard Krauss
Since its inception, the Unites States has been a religiously pluralistic society. Navigating competing truth claims, beliefs, rituals, and customs in the encounter with people of other and no religious faith poses challenges but also holds great promise. Religion has the potential to cause profound divisions. It can also be a powerful force in building bridges of understanding, reconciliation, and mutual respect.
In this retreat, attendees watched and discussed two documentaries that illustrate both the challenges and the promise of interfaith relations.
Same God depicts the journey of a Political Science professor who lost her job at a Christian college due to her act of solidarity with Muslim women.
The Imam and the Pastor tells the story of two religious leaders in Nigeria, one Christian and one Muslim, who found a way out of religious hate for one another to a deep friendship. This transforming personal experience led them to become passionate ambassadors for reconciliation between their respective communities.
