Positive Peace: Religions and Peace

Positive Peace: Religions and Peace Meet Positive Peace, the post-COVID recovery framework. Created by the non-partisan and internationally renowned think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace, this free short course introduces the transformational framework — Positive Peace. Rethink peace with the Institute’s data driven approach and discover how Positive Peace is associated with better performance on ecological sustainability, improved wellbeing, stronger GDP growth rates and better business outcomes.

What is it?

The Institute for Economics & Peace Peace Academy is a 2-hour online course with 5 modules, quizzes, a Facebook group and post-completion opportunities.

Who is it for?

The Academy is for anybody who wants to learn about peace and its implications for humanity. It is accessible for anybody.

Where does it happen?

The Institute for Economics & Peace Peace Academy course is online and consists of training videos, text and infographics, and a Facebook community.

How does it work?

You watch the videos, complete the reading, use the provided tools, and take quizzes. Once signed up, you get lifetime access.

When does it start?

The Institute for Economics & Peace Academy is an online course, it starts the moment you enroll. You can complete it in your own time.

Why does it exist?

We created the Institute for Economics & Peace Peace Academy to provide free, world-class peace education to more than 1 million people globally.

About the Course:

Module 1 – Course Introduction

This module will provide you with an overview of the course and its intentions.
This module will also provide an outline of the Positive Peace Academy, in addition to familiarising you with the IEP’s history and mission statement.

Module 2 – Understanding Peace

This module will provide a brief history of peace and will distinguish between negative and positive peace.
It will also explain the methodologies underpinning the Global Peace Index as a measurement of peace.

Module 3 – The World Today – and to 2050

This module will highlight some of the key findings of the latest Global Peace Index and explore their ramifications for the world today.
The Ecological Threat Registry will be explored as the IEP’s latest product, tracking significant threats to peace.
Explore the consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic on peace now and in the future.
Investigate terrorism as a destabilising force, referring to key findings from the IEP’s Global Terrorism Index.

Module 4 – Religions and Peace

This module will be build your understanding of the connection between religion and Peace
By the end you’ll be able to challenge some of the erroneous and negative causal assumptions about the relationship between religion and peace.
You’ll also develop an understanding of how interreligious cooperation provides a viable platform for promoting and maintaining peace.

Module 5 – Peace as a Solution

This module explores how Positive Peace is a solution to many of the world’s social and economic problems.
Learn about systems thinking and the eight pillars of Positive Peace.
Uncover the complicated relationship between Positive Peace and the global COVID-19 pandemic, investigating how the pandemic has impacted the 8 Pillars of Positive Peace and discover possible paths to recovery.
Discover how the IEP has committed to assisting in the peacebuilding process through Positive Peace Workshops.
This module explores how Positive Peace is a solution to many of the world’s social and economic problems.
Learn about systems thinking and the eight pillars of Positive Peace.
Uncover the complicated relationship between Positive Peace and the global COVID-19 pandemic, investigating how the pandemic has impacted the 8 Pillars of Positive Peace and discover possible paths to recovery.
Discover how the IEP has committed to assisting in the peacebuilding process through Positive Peace Workshops.

Module 6 – Course Wrap up