An Integrated Strategy for Peacebuilding: Judaic Approaches

In: Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, Volume 82, Issue 2-3, p. 137-158

Abstract

This essay based on an interdisciplinary framework rooted in Jewish perspectives draws on insights from political science, Jewish philosophy & social psychology in proposing an initial model for peacebuilding. It suggests that (1) realist & idealist approaches as represented by Hans 1. Morgenthau & Martin Buber respectively, (2) possibilities for inclusive reading of sacred Jewish text, & (3) the results of empirical research in Arab-Israeli interreligious dialogue can serve as a multi-tiered approach to advance peacebuilding from a Jewish perspective. It combines an awareness of the dangers in the political environment along with possibilities for transformation, & the insights gathered in several years of empirical analysis of inter-religious dialogue. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.