Module 8 — Interfaith Dialogue, Peacebuilding, Careers and Capstone

Week 8 of the Certificate Programme in Freedom of Religion or Belief · 10 notional learning hours.

Consolidates learning into practice: designing and facilitating interfaith dialogue and community peacebuilding, exploring career and service pathways, and completing a capstone project applying the whole programme to a real challenge.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module you will be able to:

• Design and facilitate an interfaith dialogue or community mediation process
• Apply peacebuilding and conflict-transformation principles to religious tension
• Identify career and service opportunities and plan your next step
• Integrate programme learning through a capstone project

Key topics

• Principles, models and ethics of interfaith and intercultural dialogue
• Designing a dialogue or peace process: convening, ground rules, facilitation, follow-up
• Conflict analysis and transformation; religious actors in early warning
• Building local interfaith platforms and AFORBO clubs
• Careers and service pathways; portfolio and professional ethics
• Capstone project: framing, methodology and presentation

How this course is delivered

• A live session (90–120 minutes) on Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, with a subject lead
• An interfaith panel addressing the theme from several traditions
• Recorded micro-lectures, readings and resources you can download (low-bandwidth friendly)
• A practical assessment activity

You can take this module on its own, or follow all eight modules through the full Certificate Programme.