Michelle Garred is an independent peace researcher and consultant, and a former senior staffer at CDA Collaborative Learning Projects and World Vision International.Mohammed Abu-Nimer is director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute at American University. In addition to his many articles and publications, Dr. Abu-Nimer is the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.

• Introduction: Michelle Garred and Mohammed Abu-NimerPart One: Engaging One’s Own FaithChapter 1: Articulating a Personal Theology of Interfaith Cooperation, Eboo PatelChapter 2: How Being a Jesus-Centered Peacemaker Guides, Inspires and Sustains My Peacemaking Efforts with Muslims, Rick LoveChapter 3: Journey of Redemption: The Role of an Apology in Reconciliation, Sushobha BarvePart Two: Engaging the OtherChapter 4: Listening our way to Peace, Yael PetrettiChapter 5: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in Pakistan: Not for the Faint of Heart, Azhar HussainChapter 6: It is not Easy to Follow Christ: The Road to Peace is a Rocky One, Maria Ida ‘Deng’ Giguiento with Myla LeguroPart Three: Engaging PolicyChapter 7: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Secular Approaches to Religion in Multilateral Settings, Azza KaramChapter 8: Tightrope-walking: Reconciling Faith Convictions with Impartial Peacebuilding, Peter DixonChapter 9: Peacebuilding as ‘Countering Violent Extremism:' Exploring Contradictions in Faith and Practice, Dishani Jayaweera with Nirosha De SilvaPart Four: Confronting Injustice and TraumaChapter 10: Transforming Trauma: Wounded Healing in the Way of Jesus, Johonna TurnerChapter 11: Peace from the Soul of the Nurturer – The Gender Question, Despina NamwembeChapter 12: Reducing Violence through Better Theology, Qutub Jahan Kidwai

With the growing recognition of the role of religious leaders in building peace, this book is a much needed testimony of the enormous challenges facing religious peacemakers around the world. The personal and professional stories bring hope and inspiration in how to sustain interreligious peace initiatives in places where politicians failed. Policy makers can benefit from the lessons learned on how to best engage with faith based communities and leaders.

Michelle Garred is an independent peace researcher and consultant, and a former senior staffer at CDA Collaborative Learning Projects and World Vision International.Mohammed Abu-Nimer is director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute at American University. In addition to his many articles and publications, Dr. Abu-Nimer is the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.

• Introduction: Michelle Garred and Mohammed Abu-NimerPart One: Engaging One’s Own FaithChapter 1: Articulating a Personal Theology of Interfaith Cooperation, Eboo PatelChapter 2: How Being a Jesus-Centered Peacemaker Guides, Inspires and Sustains My Peacemaking Efforts with Muslims, Rick LoveChapter 3: Journey of Redemption: The Role of an Apology in Reconciliation, Sushobha BarvePart Two: Engaging the OtherChapter 4: Listening our way to Peace, Yael PetrettiChapter 5: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in Pakistan: Not for the Faint of Heart, Azhar HussainChapter 6: It is not Easy to Follow Christ: The Road to Peace is a Rocky One, Maria Ida ‘Deng’ Giguiento with Myla LeguroPart Three: Engaging PolicyChapter 7: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Secular Approaches to Religion in Multilateral Settings, Azza KaramChapter 8: Tightrope-walking: Reconciling Faith Convictions with Impartial Peacebuilding, Peter DixonChapter 9: Peacebuilding as ‘Countering Violent Extremism:' Exploring Contradictions in Faith and Practice, Dishani Jayaweera with Nirosha De SilvaPart Four: Confronting Injustice and TraumaChapter 10: Transforming Trauma: Wounded Healing in the Way of Jesus, Johonna TurnerChapter 11: Peace from the Soul of the Nurturer – The Gender Question, Despina NamwembeChapter 12: Reducing Violence through Better Theology, Qutub Jahan Kidwai

With the growing recognition of the role of religious leaders in building peace, this book is a much needed testimony of the enormous challenges facing religious peacemakers around the world. The personal and professional stories bring hope and inspiration in how to sustain interreligious peace initiatives in places where politicians failed. Policy makers can benefit from the lessons learned on how to best engage with faith based communities and leaders.

Michelle Garred is an independent peace researcher and consultant, and a former senior staffer at CDA Collaborative Learning Projects and World Vision International.Mohammed Abu-Nimer is director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute at American University. In addition to his many articles and publications, Dr. Abu-Nimer is the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.

• Introduction: Michelle Garred and Mohammed Abu-NimerPart One: Engaging One’s Own FaithChapter 1: Articulating a Personal Theology of Interfaith Cooperation, Eboo PatelChapter 2: How Being a Jesus-Centered Peacemaker Guides, Inspires and Sustains My Peacemaking Efforts with Muslims, Rick LoveChapter 3: Journey of Redemption: The Role of an Apology in Reconciliation, Sushobha BarvePart Two: Engaging the OtherChapter 4: Listening our way to Peace, Yael PetrettiChapter 5: Faith-Based Peacebuilding in Pakistan: Not for the Faint of Heart, Azhar HussainChapter 6: It is not Easy to Follow Christ: The Road to Peace is a Rocky One, Maria Ida ‘Deng’ Giguiento with Myla LeguroPart Three: Engaging PolicyChapter 7: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Secular Approaches to Religion in Multilateral Settings, Azza KaramChapter 8: Tightrope-walking: Reconciling Faith Convictions with Impartial Peacebuilding, Peter DixonChapter 9: Peacebuilding as ‘Countering Violent Extremism:' Exploring Contradictions in Faith and Practice, Dishani Jayaweera with Nirosha De SilvaPart Four: Confronting Injustice and TraumaChapter 10: Transforming Trauma: Wounded Healing in the Way of Jesus, Johonna TurnerChapter 11: Peace from the Soul of the Nurturer – The Gender Question, Despina NamwembeChapter 12: Reducing Violence through Better Theology, Qutub Jahan Kidwai

With the growing recognition of the role of religious leaders in building peace, this book is a much needed testimony of the enormous challenges facing religious peacemakers around the world. The personal and professional stories bring hope and inspiration in how to sustain interreligious peace initiatives in places where politicians failed. Policy makers can benefit from the lessons learned on how to best engage with faith based communities and leaders.