Jacky Manuputty, Seminary Alumnus, Honored for Peacemaking Work in Indonesia

On October 11, the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding awarded the Rev. Jacky Manuputty, a Master of Arts and International Peacemaking Program graduate from Indonesia, its Peacemakers in Action award to recognize his peacemaking efforts. Announcement

Seminary President Heidi Hadsell attended the award ceremony and evening of conversation in New York City. She is pictured at left with Manuputty.

While in New York, Manuputty also participated in two public events at New York University and at Church Center for the United Nations.

Manuputty has helped form Peace Provocateurs to use social media to combat religious conflict between Christians and Muslims in Indonesia.

"If provocateurs could use the new technology to incite violence, we could use it to undermine their incitement," says Manuputty, a Protestant minister.

Manuputty and others dispatch volunteers to any location in a matter of minutes to check the credibility of disturbing claims.They then send the facts to the leadership, who double check the details with other witnesses and craft messages to set the record straight before preparations for revenge attacks can pick up steam. Full Story