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          U.S. Institute of Peace VP to speak Sept. 28

          
            
              
                
                Published: September 19, 2007
              

              
                Author: Joan Fallon
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

Although religion often is blamed for inciting violence in many parts of the world, faith-based organizations and people of faith can be a significant positive force for international peace, according to David Smock, vice president of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

Smock will address the subject at 11 a.m. Sept. 28 (Friday) at the annual John Howard Yoder Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion and Peace at the University of Notre Dame.

Sponsored by Notre Dames Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Smocks talk, titledWhen Religion Makes Peace, Not War,will take place in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by lunch and informal dialogue.

Smock earned his doctorate in cultural anthropology from Cornell University and is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. The author and editor of nine books, includingInterfaith Dialogue and PeacebuildingandReligious Contributions to Peacemaking,he has done extensive international fieldwork, particularly in Africa, through his work with USIP and previous positions with the Ford Foundation.

The Yoder Dialogues are named in honor of John Howard Yoder, a professor of theology at Notre Dame from 1968 until his death in 1997. Yoders teaching and scholarship profoundly influenced theological discussions about war, social justice and the relationship between church and state. He was a founding fellow of the Kroc Institute, where he initiated courses on war, law and ethics and non-violence. His books includeThe Priestly Kingdom,What Would You Do?andThe Politics of Jesus.

More information is available on-line at http://kroc.nd.edu/events/

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