People feel strongly about their religion or belief, whether theistic, non-theistic, atheistic, or any other belief. This may lead to tensions, especially when religions or beliefs are manipulated. 

The history of conflicts teaches us that people tend to focus on what divides them more than on what they have in common. Interfaith dialogues that adopt a clear methodology can produce concrete results leading to sustainable impact. 

Module 0 prepares participants for a shift from the generalities of interreligious dialogues to concrete actions.    

The goal of the methodology of this #Faith4Rights toolkit as applied to the Faith for Rights website is to empower faith actors to become agents of social change in specific areas identified by the 18 Commitments on Faith for Rights. This methodology requires participatory approaches, multi-disciplinary knowledge, and communication skills. 

Module 0 defines modalities for all the peer-to-peer learning modules that facilitators and participants are invited to adapt to their own contexts and objectives at the local level. 

This preliminary module also anticipates difficulties that may occur during exchanges and helps to prevent them through the five fundamental principles of the Beirut Declaration. (See pages 19-20 of PDF.)