Wer sich im christlich-islamischen Dialog engagiert, bekommt schnell den Vorwurf der "Blauäugigkeit" oder "Unverbindlichkeit". Die Kritiker kennen meistens nicht die gemeinsamen Friedensaktivitäten, die auf verschiedenen Ebenen unternommen werden. Die Evangelischen Akademien mit ihrem Dachverband (Oikosnet Europe) unterstützen ein Programm zur Ausbildung für den  "Dialog für einen friedvollen Wandel" ( DPC). Ein solches Training ging jüngst in Pakistan zu Ende. Die Meldung im englischen Wortlaut:

Twenty new DPC-facilitators. This is the result of the training of Dialogue for Peaceful Change (DPC) facilitators, held at the Christian Study Centre (member of Oikosnet Asia) in Rawalpindi, Pakistan from 12 - 17 July 2008. Participants came from different organisations from all over the country, as well as from different religious communities - Muslim and Christian. At the beginning of the training the question was raised whether DPC-methodology is applicable in the Pakistani context. The conclusion at the end of the training was: Very much so. Participants recognized that DPC offers a methodology which can be easily applied in families, in organisations as well as in relationships between groups that have conflicting views, or in the prevention stages of conflicts. DPC helps preventing to go to violent stages - this was one of the key learnings that participants took home.
Trainers: Jaap van der Sar & Shona Borthwick