Religions for Peace: Agenda for Public Affairs, Enhancing Legitimacy and Impact

In spite of their dogmatic differences, the world’s leading religions share a common ethical core: caring for our common future. This was most effectively addressed in the closing resolutions of the World Assembly in Lindau 2019. The term “care”, which is a leitmotif of interreligious dialogue, expresses two orientations: care for fellow human beings and care for creation. These two notions of “care” are the pillars of any culture of peace, and should be central for all Religions for Peace’s initiatives.

This ethical core provides legitimacy to Religions for Peace and its stakeholders. Preserving and fostering this legitimacy is the conditio sine qua non for securing the unique position of the organisation, and for igniting further development. Caring for our common future represents an agenda based on realizing this ethos and creating sustainable impact.

The ethos of “care” is about how we live, not necessarily about what we believe in. Religions for Peace recognizes and respects dogmatic differences in an effort to enhance joint action, which includes diverse stakeholders from within the organisation, and beyond. In order to succeed in this mission, especially during these globally challenging times, various challenges have to be met in a strategic and coherent way.

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