Video: Indigenous Perspectives on Peacemaking in the Face of Racism

February 14, 2019

This Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium explores the intersection of racism, oppression, urban trauma, disaster, and other social realities faced by those desperately in need of peace.... Read more about Video: Indigenous Perspectives on Peacemaking in the Face of Racism

Sustaining Peace: The Role of Ethics, Law, and Policy

April 24, 2018

On May 3, the RPP Colloquium dinner series hosted by Religions and the Practice of Peace (RPP) will feature lifelong peace advocate Benjamin B. Ferencz, JD '43 Harvard Law School (HLS), the lead prosecutor and last living prosecutor of the Nüremberg Military Trials. Ahead of this special event, Federica D'Alessandra, Harvard Divinity School (HDS) fellow and RPP adviser, discussed her work with Ferencz and the urgent need to uphold international law and human rights norms in our era.... Read more about Sustaining Peace: The Role of Ethics, Law, and Policy

Video: RPP Colloquium: Ministry to the Marginal

March 1, 2018

Violence is not inevitable in stressed and oppressed communities and the building of peace in those communities requires the building of bridges between unlikely collaborators.... Read more about Video: RPP Colloquium: Ministry to the Marginal

Video: RPP Colloquium: Why Nonviolent Civil Resistance Works

February 8, 2018

This session of the fourth annual RPP Colloquium Series explores some of the key challenges that nonviolent resistance movements face, including obstacles to building and maintaining movement cohesion, ensuring effective communication, and gaining political leverage;... Read more about Video: RPP Colloquium: Why Nonviolent Civil Resistance Works

RLP Director Diane Moore at the front of a classroom

HDS/HKS Initiative Will Study Religion, Conflict, and Peace

January 31, 2018

Religion is a powerful influence on human affairs, nowhere more visibly than in its capacity to help both ignite and resolve conflict. Now a new collaboration between Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School will enable scholars to study the role that religious communities play in violent conflict—and in promoting sustainable peace.... Read more about HDS/HKS Initiative Will Study Religion, Conflict, and Peace