Sunday, July 8: Opening dinner, self-introductions combined with initial exercise
Monday, July 9: Facilitating Interfaith Workshops (Landau, Smith, Antepli, Hendi)
Reading:
The Little Book of Cool Tools for Hot Topics by Ron Kraybill and Evelyn
Wright
Peace Skills Leaders’ Guide by Alice Frazer Evans and Robert A. Evans
with Ronald S. Kraybill
“Conflict Transformation: A Group Relations Perspective” by Tracy
Wallach
Tuesday, July 10: Compassionate Listening and Nonbelligerent Communication
(Jerry Koch-Gonzalez)
Reading:
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Recommended:
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook by Lucy Leu
Speak Peace in a World of Conflict by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Connecting Across Differences by Jane Marantz Connor and Dian
Killian
Wednesday, July 11: Comparative Text Study (Raquel Ukeles)
Reading:
Sh’ma issue on Muslim-Jewish Dialogue, May 2005, featuring articles by
Reuven Firestone (“Dialoguing Text Study”) and Raquel Ukeles
(“Creating a New Model for Dialogue”)
Contesting Texts: Jews and Christians in Conversation about the Bible
edited by Melody D. Knowles et. al. (selected chapters)
Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims Studying the Bible and the
Qur’an Together edited by Michael Ipgrave (selected chapters)
Thursday, July 12: Spiritual Resources for Conflict Transformation (Landau, Smith,
Antepli)
Reading:
Healing the Heart of Conflict by Marc Gopin
The Art of Forgiveness by Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz
Nonviolence and Peace Building in Islam by Muhammed Abu-Nimer
Friday, July 13: Designing Interfaith Worship Experiences (Landau, Smith, Antepli)
Morning: Christian prayer, followed by interfaith devotional exercises (facilitated)
Mid-day: Muslim Juma’a prayer, followed by lunch
Afternoon: Interfaith devotional exercises (designed by the group)
Evening: Shabbat prayers, followed by closing dinner and exercise
Yehezkel Landau