Authors: Stephanie L. Schmidt

Publisher: Alliance for Peacebuilding - Effective Inter-Religious Peacebuilding in Action Program

Publication date: July 2016

Abstract: This literature review is a desk review of program and evaluation documents, academic research, and interviews. This literature review examines the “state of play” of inter-religious action in peacebuilding, the theories of change behind programming, and the evidence base for those theories.

Contents:

Executive Summary 1

1     Introduction 6

2     Religion as a Set of Ideals and Values 8

3     Understanding the Relationships between Religion, Conflict, and Peace 12

4     Program Design, Monitoring, And Evaluation In Peacebuilding 19

5     Theories Of Change 31

6     Key Partners In Intra-/Inter-Religious Peacebuilding 49

7     Gaps And Remaining Questions 54

8     References 56

About the Authors:

EIAP is a project by the Alliance for Peacebuilding in partnership with Search for Common Ground and CDA Collaborative with funding and support from the GHR Foundation.