Interdisciplinary Studies
Program on Conflict
Management and Negotiation
‫לימודים בינתחומיים‬
‫התכנית ללימודי ניהול‬
‫ויישוב סכסוכים ומשא ומתן‬
Syllabus of Course:
Religion and Conflict Resolution
Course Number _________
Dr. Daniel Roth and Dr. Alick Isaacs
Year: 2014, Semester: summer, Studied on: 6-9, 13-16 of July, 1:00PM-4:00PM,
Number of credit hours: 2, Email address of the lecturers: danielr@pardes.org.il,
alickisaacs@gmail.com.
A. Description of the Course
This course will explore the field of religion and conflict resolution. The first six
sessions will be taught by Dr. Daniel Roth. In these sessions we will explore
religious models of conflict resolution as found in classical Jewish, Islamic and
Christian texts and comparing them to contemporary conflict resolution theories
with an eye to how such models can be implemented in society today.
The second set of six sessions will be taught by Dr. Alick Isaacs. These
sessions will explore the specific meaning of peace that characterizes Biblical and
Rabbinic thought. It will uncover the centrality of this idea in the writings of
modern secular and religious spiritual Zionist thinkers. Finally the course will
address the spiritual meaning of peace in the context of the practice of conflict
resolution in general and most particularly in the context of addressing the
concerns of religious actors in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
B. Content of the Course
B.1. The classes: the course uses lectures and discussions.
B.2. The course program, by classes (titles only):
1. Intro to religion and conflict resolution
2. The identity and methods of the religious peacemaker
3. Religious models of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Interdisciplinary Studies
Program on Conflict
Management and Negotiation
‫לימודים בינתחומיים‬
‫התכנית ללימודי ניהול‬
‫ויישוב סכסוכים ומשא ומתן‬
4. Religious models of constructive conflict
5. Religious models of constructive communication
6. Religious models of confidence building measures
7. The meaning of peace in the Bible part 1
8. The meaning of peace in the Bible part 2
9. The meaning of peace in Rabbinic Literature
10. The centrality of peace in secular spiritual Zionism
11. The centrality of peace in religious Zionism
12. Religion and peace-building in the context of the Israeli-Arab conflict
C. The Course Requirements and Grade
1. Reading the mandatory readings and a final paper (100%).
D. Bibliography
D.1. General:
Mandatory reading is marked with an asterisk. At the end of each class there is a
publication which deals with a specific case study of conflict. All the below
bibliography will be available full text for downloading on the Summer Program’s
Moodle.
D.2. Here is the bibliography per each of the classes:
To be added soon.