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February 2013

                                                          Exploring interreligious relations and interfaith culture

 

 

 

This image of pristine Ecuadoran rainforest comes from the story about Pachamama in this issue, a rare and remarkable partnership between cultures that opens up hopeful possibilities for Mother Earth and her children.

 

 

Editorial
New Interfaith Communities – a Wonder to Behold

Interfaith News
Chinese Communist Attitude towards Religion Evolving – Historic Interfaith Heroes Memorialized 70 Years Later – Abrahamic Leadership Raises Alarum – Makers and Shakers Talking Religion – Global Campaign Against Food Waste – Philippines Legislature Promotes Interfaith – Religious Leaders Stand Up for Family Planning – Zaytuna College Brings Muslim Higher Education to the United States – Stanford Program to Reexamine Religious Liberty – Centennial Celebration for Northern California Interfaith

Report from Nashville
Interfaith, Interspiritual, Integral – The Big ‘I’ Reconvenes

TIO In Canada
Canadian News & Resources
Canadian Events & Opportunities



Models of Interfaith Community


Foundational Documents – Making Peace with Mother Earth 2012
Crafting Costa Rica’s Commitment to Peace with Mother Earth by TIO Correspondent Ruth Broyde Sharone

Foundational Documents – a New Kind of Care
Signing the Declaration of Commitment to Indigenous Peoples by TIO Staff

The Pachamama Alliance & The Awakening The Dreamer Community
Pachamama – Renewing Our Love Affair with Mother Earth by Leslie Gabriel Mezei

Building Bottom-up Networks of Community to End War in the Middle East
The IEA –Peacemaking One Relationship at a Time by Yehuda Stolov

A Virtual Community Empowering Grassroots Interfaith Communities
Building a Groundswell, Lighting Up the Network by Valarie Kaur

Faith House Manhattan Hosting Interfaith Intensives
Interfaith Immersion in the Big Apple by Samir Selmanovic

Minnesota Interfaith Lobby Collaborates Around Shared Concerns
40 Years of Interfaith Activism as Political Lobby by Angela Butel

The Fruitful Power of Trustworthy Disagreement
The Story Behind the Foundation for Religious Diplomacy by Charles Randall Paul

The Interfaith Movement & Higher Religious Education
American Academy of Religion Opens Door to Interreligious Studies by Jennifer Peace

The U.N. Alliance of Civilizations Turns Eight
First Steps in Building a Global Interfaith Community by Thomas Uthup

Digital Support for Interfaith Relationships
Virtual Tools for Building Interfaith Communities by Sana Saeed




Opportunities – Young Adult Scholarships Available for Toronto NAINConnect this August


Religious Calendar


TIO Updates – Upcoming TIO Themes Announced

 

 

Members of TIO’s Editorial Board are: Anna Arphan, Tom Bonacci, Karen Boyett, Jan Chaffee, Paul Chaffee, Don Frew, Heng Sure, Kay Lindahl, Mark Mancao, Deborah Moldow, Rachael Watcher, Rebecca Tobias, Terry Weller, and Jim Wiggins.