While some argue that any religion has the potential to cause violence, others point out that religion is never the sole cause of conflict and that it can have a peacebuilding effect.
Numerous contributions to this issue maintain that the attribution of a conflict to purely religious factors is often a gross over-simplification, if not an actual falsification of the true causes of a conflict. Such a simplified view can hinder peacebuilding.
This magazine contains many good examples of how religious and spiritual sides can help NGOs and also state institutions to contribute to peacebuilding in a constructive way.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue.
Amélie Lustenberger, editor of KOFF Magazine
