Religious leaders from Iraq, Norway and the United States have made a commitment to research the prospects of building peaceful relations among people and states experiencing conflict and violence and to “normalize” such work and dialogues, according to the Rev. Stephen Bouman, executive director for congregational and synodical mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
“I believe right now, with extremisms surfacing from all religions, that we are in a struggle for the soul of our Abrahamic faiths,” said Bouman. Apart from politics, Bouman said that religious leaders can have an effective role in brokering peace, coexistence and initiating humanitarian response in places like Syria, Iran, Iraq and elsewhere.
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