December 15

December 15, 2011 TIO contributors attending the AAR meetings in San Francisco last month gathered for breakfast at Islamic Society of San Francisco’s mosque. See “TIO at the American Academy of Religions” below for the story. Editorials Looking back at TIO’s First Year TIO at the American Academy of Religions Interfaith News US Interreligious Worship Increases, but Slowly – Religious Advocates Go Professional – Jewish Seminary Joins Toronto’s School of Theology – Major Investment in Interfaith Studies – Faith Groups Meet In Italy To Promote Green Pilgrimages – Religious Leaders Challenge Governments on Climate – Interfaith Gardening in Texas – International Youth Compete for Faith Video Awards Introducing Interfaith 3.0 What Excites Me about Interfaith Work? by Bettina Gray Learning to Serve Together Compassion, Charity, and Interfaith Culture by Terry Weller Interreligion & the Arts Translating Kalema - Images that Speak a Thousand Words by P. K. McCary Standing on Their Shoulders A Timeless Woman with a Timely Message by Ruth Broyde Sharone Standing on Their Shoulders Rita Semel’s 90th Birthday by Paul Chaffee Interfaith Skillsets Best Practices for Interreligious Ministry by Ruben Habito Interfaith Reports From Marrakech, Morocco - Religious Leaders Reject Violence From Abu Dhabi – Views of Violence From Toronto – Diversity@work Conference Resources Launching On Common Ground 2.0 by Whitney Barth Opportunities Religious Calendar Major Events Calendar