Religion is a powerful force in human experience, able to both thwart and promote human and planetary flourishing. Understanding this power can provide fresh insights into the most complex issues facing the world today.
Mission: Religion and Public Life promotes the public understanding of religion in service of a just world at peace.
Approach: We collaborate across disciplines and vocations to examine religion in context in ways that deepen understanding of the causes of injustice while opening imaginative possibilities for addressing the urgent challenges of our time.
Hypothesis: Just peace building is enhanced by the application of religious literacy principles. RPL’s offerings provide students, practitioners, and fellows with tools both to develop a deeper understanding of the causes of injustice and to generate fresh insights into possibilities for addressing the pressing challenges of our times.
