Madrassa reform key

ICRD madrasa project highlighted by the Washington Times

Recent Book Review of Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft

Reviewed by Dr. John Brinsfield, U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Historian in The Army Chaplaincy WINTER-SPRING 2009.

 "Activist Seeks Madrassa Reform"

Coverage in The Washington Times on ICRD's madrasa enhancement project. 

Nov. 30, 2008

"The Father of Faith-based Diplomacy" (PDF)

Christianity Today, a leading evangelical journal, highlights the role of ICRD and its President, Dr. Douglas Johnston, in pioneering faith-based diplomacy.

"Muslims will listen more closely to a Christian than to the typical secular Westerner."  Johnston doesn't evangelize, but as he says, "If you can operate on a faith-based basis, you find that, particularly with Muslims, they really open up."

Sept. 19, 2008

"Faith-based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide"

ICRD President Dr. Johnston's speech on faith-based diplomacy at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics televised on FORA.TV.

Feb. 06, 2008

"Faith-based Efforts Promote Reconciliation in Afghanistan"

The Washington Times

Jan. 9, 2008

 "Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett"

ICRD President and Founder Dr. Douglas Johnston talking on Diplomacy and Religion in the 21st Century

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

January 3, 2008

"Diplomacy via Religion"

The Washington Times profiles ICRD President Douglas Johnston on the occasion of his receipt of the Founding Spirit Award for Faith at the newspaper's 25th Anniversary celebration.

May 16, 2007

"Ex-Navy Officer Plans to Enlist Religion in World of Diplomacy"

The Washington Times

April 23, 1999

Dr. Douglas Johnston: Faith Based Diplomacy

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Speech at Washington National Cathedral, March 2003
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