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Jews, Christians and Muslims are commonly referred to as members of the Abrahamic family of faith since each faith claims Abraham as its progenitor.  Christianity and Judaism experienced a “parting of the ways” during the inception and development of Christianity.  Islam emerged as a further prophecy and self perceived clarification of earlier prophetic witness in the seventh century. (610 CE) The purpose of this course is to explore initial family relationships, what factors contributed to the emergence of separate communities of belief and practice often in conflict with one another despite their common ancestry and the role played by these conflicts in the shaping of critical historic periods.

This course is designed to enhance the peacemaking capacities of individuals and faith-based organizations by focusing on objectives, methods, and best practices of interfaith dialogue, a form of religious peacemaking increasingly recognized for its relevance to 21st Century conflict. The course applies general principles of faith-based peacemaking to two case studies, highlighting interfaith peacemaking efforts between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, as well as the role that various faith communities played in helping to bring and end to the 36-year internal armed conflict in Guatemala.

Students and faculty from all parts of the world are invited to a unique interfaith seminar that will utilise the Galillee in the north of Israel – the origin of religious traditions and the living place of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze (and other religious groups) – as a living example of interfaith dialogue and co-existence.

Hartford Seminary, building on its strengths as an interfaith, dialogical school of practical theology, designed this innovative program to be a resource for Jews, Christians, and Muslims who seek a solid foundation in interfaith ministry. It is an eight-day intensive immersion in interfaith dialogue and understanding.