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 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.
This workshop was adapted from the URI Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide. Participants got into groups of the same tradition and looked at what practices in their tradition contribute to peaceful interfaith relations as well as what practices or teachings of their tradition might present a challenge to interfaith understanding and harmony.
Diana Whitney, President of the Corporation for Positive Change, presents a series of Appreciative Inquiry questions that help URI members access the realities of the URI, and look ahead to the future.
The “Let’s Eliminate Nuclear Weapons” webinar, hosted by URI North America on March 25, 2015, was a monumental moment for United Religions Initiative as we seek to more deeply engage the issue of nuclear abolition. Because we want this seminar to have long-lasting effects for the URI family, we are offering these resources to guide you as you take action in the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons.
This guide to mediating land-based disputes emerged in the aftermath of northern Uganda’s civil war – when one out of every four former combatants and other displaced persons returning to their homes became locked in a battle over land claimed by someone else.
On October 11th, 2006, a diverse group of 20 students and staff from 11 different traditions met in the Surry College Oak Suite for the inaugural interfaith meeting on campus. Read about the methodology they used to create an ambitious, varied interfaith program on their campus.
This document describes various activities that have enlivened URI as a community, and draws from the experiences at URI global summits and regional assemblies.
In this valuable guide, Lindahl describes the principles of dialogue and illustrates how to use them to create a safe space for learning and listening.