Category: Online Interreligious Events

Launching a New Report Today religion is showing its politically ambivalent nature: the war in Ukraine, the rise of aggressive nationalist ideologies in Asia and the West, and the persistence of sectarian conflicts across Africa and the Middle East often appear as religiously expressed conflicts. At the same time, however, a new era of interreligious …

Can Interreligious Engagement Be a Realistic Tool for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding? Read More »

BOSTON COLLEGE: Center for Christian-Jewish Learning In 2017 in Charlottesville, antisemitism and anti-Black racism converged as white supremacists, in a highly choreographed and violent protest against the removal of a statue honoring a Confederate general, carried Confederate flags and chanted “Jews will not replace us.” In her talk, Magda Teter, the author of Christian Supremacy: Reckoning …

Magda Teter, “Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism” Read More »

Dr. David Novak will deliver the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning’s 11th Annual John Paul II Lecture in Christian-Jewish Relations: “Humans as the Image of God: The Bible and John Paul II.” The Bible states that God said “let us make humans [adam] in our image according to our likeness” (Gen. 1:26) It seems there are two aspects …

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Howard Thurman was arguably the most important 20th century African American religious leader before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and is universally acclaimed as the moral anchor to the modern civil rights movement. This minicourse introduces participants to Thurman in the contexts of African American religious and cultural activism. It will explore his relationships with …

Howard Thurman: Moral anchor to the movement Read More »

Elijah Interfaith Institute & Friends Across Faiths Initiative invites you to a conversation between Prof. Piotr Sikora and Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein Register for Webinar

Executive Certificate in Interreligious Cooperation for Peace8-week open online course emphasising the role of ethics and values for building trustful relationships among people of different religions. About this programme This programme provides participants with the opportunity to take a  course focused on interreligious and intercultural studies. It complements the Globethics executive certificate programmes in applied ethics. …

Interreligious Cooperation for Peace – Ethical Studies Read More »

About the Panelists Chaplain Tahara Akmal, Panelist From personal and professional experiences of interfaith work and world travel to sacred spiritual and religious sites, Chaplain Tahara Akmal developed a passion for ministry within pluralistic environments. Chaplain Akmal is an Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Certified Educator. She is the first Muslim woman to become …

Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Perspectives on Spiritual Care Read More »

In September 2022, newly elected President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said that it was timely and more necessary than ever to “re-dedicate ourselves to the SDGs” as the world falls behind. The fact of the matter is, however, that religions and faith-based actors have always been dedicated to the work of Sustainable Development.   …

2023 Kofi Annan Briefing: The Radical Catalyst of Faith: Driving Civil Society Contributions to the SDGs Read More »

A session of  the International Interfaith Reading Group on Manuscripts in Interfaith Contexts. Dr Elizabeth Solopova,  Lecturer at the Faculty of English, University of Oxford, UK 17 August, 2023 We are deeply honoured to welcome  Dr Elizabeth Solopova, a Lecturer at the Faculty of English, University of Oxford, UK, to lead a session of  the International Interfaith Reading …

A Book for All Seasons: Medieval Liturgical Psalter. Read More »