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This chapter reports on the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace (the world’s largest and most representative coalition of religions in peace matters) of August 20–23 2019 which was the first to be held in Germany at a time of growing tensions in different regions of the world, a time threatened by extremism, populism, climate change, and the emergence of fake news. Religions can throw fuel on the fire in conflicts, but they can also promote peace and play preventative, conflict-minimizing, and reconciliatory roles. While the overall theme of the Assembly was “Caring for our common future: advancing shared well-being.” The task of peace education was addressed in one section/commission under the subtitle: “Religious values and peace education – a practical approach”.
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Dr. Guenther Gebhardt Tuebingen, Germany, Head of Interreligious Affairs, Global Ethic Foundation. For more information: www.global-ethic.org.
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Prof. Uli Jäger, Berghof Foundation Operations gGmbH, Corrensstrasse 12, 72076 Tübingen. Tel: + 49 (7071) 920510; u.jaeger@berghof-foundation.org.
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Prof. Dr. Reinhold Mokrosch, Osnabrück/Germany, rapporteur of the workshop.
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Lähnemann, J. (2022). Peace Education at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace (RfP) 2019. In: Hermansen, M., Aslan, E., Erşan Akkılıç, E. (eds) Peace Education and Religion: Perspectives, Pedagogy, Policies. Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36984-2_20
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