The URI Resource Library is a collection of downloadable materials and links to a variety of resources that support interfaith peacebuilding work.
Featured Resources
Appreciative Inquiry and URI
Appreciative Inquiry is a philosophy for positive change that was developed by Professor David Cooperrider and associates at Case University in Cleveland, Ohio. This document provides a brief summary of the Appreciative Interview process.
URI for Kids
A beautifully designed curriculum for children (and learners of all ages) that introduces URI's Preamble, Purpose and Principles, and provides excellent information and activities about different world religions and spiritual traditions.
Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide
The URI Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide is a resource for interfaith groups — those “everyday gandhis” who are making a difference one meeting at a time in their local communities.
The argument of Gottlieb's hopeful, surprising book is that today, religious people and organizations are among the most committed, and most persuasive, environmental activists.
In a world torn apart by religious division, this book, written by an American Muslim provides a fresh perspective for both the Muslim and Non-Muslim reader by helping to demystify Islam and Quran for the Western reader.
This booklet gives an overview of the groundbreaking strategy for change used in Appreciative Inquiry, helping organizations to tap into their potential for positive change and support collaborative action that serves the whole system.
A transformation is taking place in the field of organizational management and Appreciative Leadership is the vanguard book, providing clear concepts and practical tools.
Blessed Unrest explores the diversity of the movement, its brilliant ideas, innovative strategies, and hidden history, which date back many centuries. It will inspire and delight any and all who despair of the world's fate, and its conclusions will surprise even those within the movement itself.
A Brief Introduction to Friendship and Enmity in Islam is a book written by Mr. Basit Jamal, member of the URI Cooperation Circle Brotherhood of Humanity, based in New Delhi, India. Read by clicking the PDF link below.
Breaking Bread: A Celebration of Three Faiths is a cookbook and storybook created by students involved in the Multifaith Education Project, a nonpolitical, nonprofit program that promotes peace by bringing Jewish, Christian and Muslim children together to learn about each other’s religions and cultures.
Patrice Brodeur and Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core, provides insight into the emerging interfaith youth movement through the perspectives from founding organizers and influential actors in the field. If you are interested in Interfaith work, specifically with youth, this is a must read!
This publication reflects on the numerous links between faith and the preservation of our planet Earth. It offers an overview of lessons that the various faith traditions provide through the profound respect they teach for our planet.