interfaith dialogue
In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war
By Mariam Fam and Luis Andres Henao — December 5, 2023
The war and its polarizing reverberations in America are testing and straining some interfaith relationships more than ever.
When it comes to defusing Hindu-Muslim tensions, college kids may know best
By Richa Karmarkar — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — The Interfaith Harmony Student Fellowship, an inaugural initiative from progressive Hindu organization Hindus for Human Rights, aims to prove that the younger generation will lead the cause into lasting change.
What to give your Jewish neighbors for Christmas
By Avi Shafran — December 16, 2021
(RNS) — Fighting antisemitism starts with the people you live and work with.
Interfaith efforts strained by Israeli-Palestinian violence
By David Crary and Luis Andres Henao — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — The escalation of violence is dismaying American Muslims and Jews who've been working to build bridges between their communities.
Biden should reestablish the faith-based office
By Chuck Currie — December 16, 2020
(RNS) — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the opportunity to reengage with America’s diverse faith community.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who brought Judaism to a global audience, dies
By Yonat Shimron — November 8, 2020
(RNS) — The former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom won a large audience for his ability to reconcile the particularities of Judaism with universal concerns.
How to pray, talk and act across faiths without betraying your own
By Omar Suleiman — June 24, 2020
(RNS) — Interfaith work means saying ‘Amen’ to other people’s invocations and reading others’ Scripture. At what point is accommodating other faiths’ beliefs still fruitful?
Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say
By Claire Giangravé — January 16, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Abrahamic Faiths Initiative group united 25 religious leaders representing Christian, Muslim and Jewish faithful to discuss practical ways of promoting peace and fraternity at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome this week.
How two Jewish Bible scholars got an audience with the pope
By Yonat Shimron — March 26, 2019
(RNS) — Marc Zvi Brettler, a Duke University Hebrew Bible scholar, said it took a bit of chutzpah, but, turns out, the pope was interested.
Barbara Brown Taylor has holy envy — and it’s changed her Christian life
By Jana Riess — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — When Barbara Brown Taylor began teaching world religions 20 years ago, she expected she would learn more about the subject matter. She didn't expect it would deepen her own Christian faith.
How staying in dialogue allowed us to stay in the Women’s March
By Joshua Stanton — January 18, 2019
(RNS) — After asking tough questions and receiving honest answers from the Women’s March leaders, I now plan to take part in the march this weekend.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on clearing scriptural minefields and building interfaith friendships
By Yonat Shimron — March 28, 2017
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) On a visit to Duke University, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks talks about how the West has forgotten what religious revolution looks like and why friendship among people of different faiths counts more than interfaith agreement.
Was World War I a religious crusade? An interview with Philip Jenkins
By Jonathan Merritt — May 22, 2014
A distinguished historian argues that The Great War was also a holy war that reshaped every major religion of the 20th century.
Why we have to take the Saudis’ interfaith offer seriously
By David Rosen — November 27, 2012
(RNS) — The King Abdullah Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue has come from the very heart of the Muslim world.
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