Interfaith Peace Chapel
The Interfaith Peace Chapel, cornerstone of the Hope for
Peace & Justice—Center for Peace initiative, will make a bold
and visual statement to the world about the value of sacred
space committed to peace and interfaith cooperation.
Designed by the Dean of American Architecture, Philip
Johnson, The Interfaith Peace Chapel will stand on
the Cathedral of Hope campus in Dallas, Texas.
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A House of Peace for All People
“The most savage acts of all have often been committed in
fights against savages in the name of a ‘one and only’ truth.”
- Vaclav Havel
The Interfaith Peace Chapel is a joint project of Hope for Peace& Justice and the Cathedral of Hope. It will house worshiping
congregations of many faiths, welcome seekers of peace who claim
no faith, and stand as a symbol of the common goal of us all.
It is also designed for conferences, seminars, small interfaith services,
weddings, holy unions, memorial services and other intimate chapel
experiences.
- It will provide the city of Dallas with a world-class facility and
a symbol that contradicts many of the presumptions about our
city. It will challenge many attitudes that are the root of our conflicts.
- It will house a program to train peace practitioners for every
house of worship. Each place of faith should have a trained
conflict resolution mediator in place as a resource to the community.
People shouldn’t need to turn to the courts to resolve
their conflicts; their local church, synagogue, temple or mosque
should have someone trained to help.
- Conferences, seminars and workshops will bring together people
of all faiths to seek common ground and to share a common goal
of teaching the world to live together in peace. These conferences
will be held in this extraordinary facility designed so that
all feel welcomed and included.
Regardless of what one believes about God, can any of us doubt
that the world will be better when religion is a source of peace
rather than conflict? As the old song says:
Let there be peace on earth...
and let it begin with me!
The warping walls of the Interfaith Peace Chapel do what walls
are not supposed to do. Without right angles or parallel lines, the
space will slightly disorient visitors and prepare them for the reorientation
of their souls.
Regardless of faith, our goal is to disorient the hearts and minds of
people away from conflict and division and reorient them toward
cooperation and community. People of faith have been a part of
many great movements for human progress. Churches, synagogues,
temples and mosques have built schools, hospitals and orphanages.
They have fed the poor and advocated for those at the margins of
society. They led the Civil Rights Movement just a few decades ago
and stand ready to lead a new movement toward human peace.
The tragedy of our age is that religion is the greatest threat to peace
and, perhaps, to humankind’s survival. Hope for Peace & Justice
believes there ought to be a better way and asks for your help in
finding and modeling it.
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