Marc Gopin:
"Recent Experiments in 'Track One and a Half' Interfaith Diplomacy in the Middle East:
Lessons for Foreign Policy and Conflict Prevention"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 5:00-7:00 pm
White Hall 111 , Emory University

Consultation: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Time: 9am-11am
Location: Cannon Chapel Formal Lounge

Marc Gopin
The James H. Laue Professor of Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, and the Director of the Center on Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University's Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

As an author, professor, researcher, and consultant, Marc Gopin brings an expert eye to issues of peace and global conflict. His particular emphasis is on the role of religion and culture in not only sparking conflict, but as critical to reaching lasting resolution between peoples and nations. Widely recognized for his lectures and trainings on peacemaking strategies, Gopin has worked in Ireland, Israel, India, Switzerland, and Italy, and has presented at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton Universities. He has also engaged in back channel diplomacy with religious, political, and military figures on both sides of entrenched conflicts, especially in the Arab/Israeli conflict.

Gopin’s significant contributions to the field include: Between Eden and Armageddon: The Future of World Religions, Violence and Peacemaking, Oxford, 2000, and Holy War, Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East, Oxford, 2002.

Profile: www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc/gopinbio.html