Give peace a chance.
That was the message delivered by Victoria University School of Art head of history, classics and religious studies Associate Prof Chris Marshall when he delivered the Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group peace lecture.
“Be true to your tradition, but be open to discussions about goodness and beauty and other traditions. God is bigger than any of our traditions,” he said.
He said peace would come when we recognised our similarities, rather than our differences.
- Read Article in Otago Daily Times
- Visit Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group website
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Dr Marshall is considered one of New Zealand’s most creative thinkers on restorative justice and human rights issues. He was the principal author of the “Statement on Restorative Justice Values and Processes” adopted by the Ministry of Justice in 2004, and is an author and speaker on human rights issues.