Interfaith Dialogue for Peace: Focus on Muslims and Christians in Mindanao

Abstract

This paper discusses the relevance of interfaith dialogue in the context of the Southern Philippines known as Mindanao. First, the discussion begins with the background that accounts for the historical injustice suffered by the natives due to the government policy giving the lands to the settlers. Second, the discussion shifts to the theories of conflict and peace offered by Rene Girard’s mimetic desire, Johan Galtung’s ABC triangle, Edward Azar’s protracted social conflict (PSC) and John Paul Lederach’s Peacebuilding. From these discussions, we have interwoven them with religious peacebuilding in seeking for a lasting peace among the people.