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.
An Appreciative Interview is a simple process that creates opportunities for people to speak about what is meaningful in their lives. It is a mutual interview with another person where both partners listen and speak with an open heart.
A transformation is taking place in the field of organizational management and Appreciative Leadership is the vanguard book, providing clear concepts and practical tools.
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.
Two URI leaders share the triumphs and challenges of making connections with leaders and building partnerships that have lasting impact in their communities.
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!
Here is a wealth of practical information about the different styles of CC management and suggestions for activities that can help get your CC running smoothly and effectively.
Sally Mahe, URI Director of Organizational Development, uses these words of wisdom from the children of the Hare Krishna temple in Kampala, Uganda, in a fun, practical lesson idea for children and adults alike.
This film is about a URI Cooperation Circle. Living in the lingering wake of the Idi Amin regime of terror and intolerance, Their mission was to build harmonious relationships and economic development, and they are succeeding.