A three day seminar on Faith Based Reconciliation was conducted at IIIT between January 30 and Feb 1, 2008. The seminar was a joint project between IIIT and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD). It brought together eighteen participants, half of them Muslim community leaders and the others are Evangelical and Episcopal Christians.

 

The purpose of the seminar was to introduce to participants the concept of faith-based reconciliation which is embodied in the Abrahamic moral vision. Specifically, the seminar introduced and elaborated eight core values that constitute reconciliation as a moral vision: Pluralism, Inclusion, Peacemaking, Social Justice, Forgiveness, Healing, Sovereignty and Atonement. Beyond understanding reconciliation as a moral vision, the seminar sought to help participants develop the necessary skills to be agents of transformation. The choice of Muslim community leaders and Evangelical Christians was meant to help build bridges of understanding and joint action that are founded on the Abrahamic moral vision.