ORLANDO, FLORIDA, December 10, 2016 (Press Release): The Mahatma Gandhi Center for Non-Violence, Human Rights and World Peace at the Hindu University of America is launching an online Master of Arts program in conflict, peace and Hindu philosophy starting in January 2017.
The program aims at enriching the discipline of conflict and peace studies by providing a Hindu perspective. The dominant perspectives in conflict resolution prioritize rigid notions on peace and security, often at the cost of other perspectives from pluralistic cultures and traditions. This program aims to widen the discipline by drawing upon the finer principles of Hinduism. It brings into focus ideas and contributions of the philosophers, leaders and yogis from dharmic traditions. For example, Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of ahimsha (non-violence) and satyagraha (love for truth) provide powerful tools to examine global problems, ranging from inter-state and intra-state conflicts, radicalization of religion, degradation of environment and rich-poor divide, and offer ways to address them. The core courses of the program such as principles of Hinduism, Gandhian conflict resolution and introduction to conflict and peace studies are designed to offer an integral approach to conflict and peace in which the best elements from the East and the West are factored. The program will train academicians, professionals and peace activists from across the world to integrate the core principles of Hinduism with other cultures and traditions towards resolving conflicts at various levels.
For further details about the program click “source” above or email Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Director, Mahatma Gandhi Center, Hindu University of America, damahapatra@hua.edu.