People outside under tree looking to camera
Participants in the leadership gathering of the Americas Initiative for Transformation and Reconciliation, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025

The Americas Initiative for Transformation and Reconciliation (AITR) is a regional program started in 2020 by Duke’s Center for Reconciliation (CFR) that aims to network and contribute to the formation of Christian leaders from across the Americas to work for just peace and transformation. 

The mission of the AITR is to foster transdisciplinary theological reflection and to promote initiatives of training, exchange, accompaniment, advocacy, and other actions dedicated to cultivate a Christian witness that promotes reconciliation and the common good.

The AITR offers and annual online leadership institute and an in-person gathering based on the Word Made Flesh method every two years. This theological framework invites participants to reflect on the six stations of New Creation, Lament, Hope, Liberation, Vocation, and Spirituality for the Long Haul. For more information visit The Americas Initiative.

“This certificate program has been a very important tool for our organizations, for our personal lives, and for society as a whole. I believe it's a fundamental element of the light of the Word to reflect on the fact that God is a God of justice and longs for us to properly use the resources He has placed in our hands.”

Pastor Cesar Rodriguez, Colombia

The Institute of the Americas for Transformation and Reconciliation

The Sixth AITR Institute on “Faith, Public Integrity, and Responsible Citizenship” will take place between February and June 2026. For more information visit Institute of the Americas.

The next in-person leadership gathering will take place in July, 2026. For more information contact ctsiaousopoulos@div.duke.edu.