From The Huffington Post

On the surface, emphasis in the Hindu and Dharmic (eastern) traditions appears to be primarily on inner self realization. We are encouraged to engage in community service as a transformation practice, sadhana, without personal recognition or publicity. Our underlying Vedic philosophy, often quoted…

From The Huffington Post

So the story begins like this. Four students, an Ahmadi Muslim, a Protestant Christian, a Sikh and a Hindu are crammed into a tiny dorm room at Princeton University. Each comes out three days later, having discovered the solution for world peace. Yeah, seriously.

Last weekend, Princeton University hosted the 5th Annual Coming Together Interfaith Conference (CT5), a conference designed to counter a growing…

From The Huffington Post

As analysts ponder and proffer views on the real and potential impact from revolutionary tsunami in Egypt, it is essential that we in the U.S. also learn valuable lessons presented by this teachable moment. One such lesson is the fallacy of the “clash of civilizations” theory.

For two decades politicians, pundits, preachers, and some scholars have explained the tumultuous international conflict as evidence of…

From The Washington Post

Today’s guest blogger is Frank Fredericks, executive director of World Faith, co-director of Religious Freedom USA, and president of Çöñàr Records.

Seeing the Egyptian protests on American media may lead you to believe that this is an Iranian-style revolution, with a probable…

By Alan Holdren

Rome, Italy, Feb 14, 2011 (CNA/EWTN News). – Christians need to cooperate in creating Egypt’s new government to ensure that all of the nation’s citizens are treated as equals,…

Muslim and Christian shoulder-to-shoulder in Tahrir Square

From BBC News

By Anne Alexander

Just weeks after a Christmas Eve church bombing rocked the port city of Alexandria, Egypt’s religious tensions have been set aside as the country’s Muslims and Christians join forces at anti-government…

By Alan Holdren

Rome, Italy, Feb 14, 2011 (CNA/EWTN News). – Christians need to cooperate in creating Egypt’s new government to ensure that all of the nation’s citizens are treated as equals,…

From The Huffington Post

I was glad to see civility make headlines last month, in the wake of the Tucson tragedy. If only the discussion had gone deeper.

The torrent of calls for civil speech and behavior, while admirable, barely touched on the questions that could turn those calls into action. Like most issues that suddenly burst into public awareness, civility may quickly fade back into obscurity without our addressing it.

So…

From The Religion Dispatches

For H.A. Hellyer’s full coverage for RD from Cairo, click here.

It’s quite fascinating to see the role of religion and religious figures over the past week in Egypt. Certainly, the state in Egypt has mentioned the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimeen) many times over the years, voicing the fear that in the…

From The Washington Post

The dramatic images streaming out of Egypt over the past week suggest that the 30-year dictatorship of America’s close ally, Hosni Mubarak, might be coming to an end.

The world is watching closely to see what kind of country may emerge from the latest popular revolt to rock the Arab world. Yet in the United States, the conversation– as usual when it comes to the Middle East–seems fixated on the singular issue of…

From CNN World

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Thousands of people who filled the streets of Cairo on Tuesday hope their demonstrations against corruption and failing economic policies will cause upheaval in the government, like the similar protests in Tunisia that inspired them.

But analysts caution that in Egypt, the protesters are up against a different set of challenges.

Juan Cole, a Middle East historian at the University…

From RFI

Demonstrators on Cairo’s Tahrir Square held Coptic Christian and Muslim prayers for the 300 people who have died in protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as banks reopened and the army reinforced its presence.

From the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue

We start with our stories.

My name is Chris Stedman. I have an indiscriminate love of tattoos, a couple degrees in religious studies, and don’t believe in God. I am also an ardent advocate of interfaith cooperation.

The idea that interfaith cooperation is necessary to advance social progress was not a conclusion I came to overnight. In fact, after I stopped believing in God, I…

From The Huffington Post

For the sixth time, hundreds of religious congregations on six continents will participate in an event designed to demonstrate that the most exciting scientific findings pose no threat to deeply held religious belief. Indeed, the leaders and members of these congregations recognize that as science teaches us more about how the natural world functions, their faith becomes stronger rather than weaker. And, although…

From The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue

Although many of the world’s religions are thought to debase women, progressive faith traditions and practices empower females as a means of attaining justice and thereby, peace. The brutal violence experienced by the women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has summoned many religious people to come together in the pursuit of peace and justice. The Religious Institute’s Congo Sabbath…

From The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue

Although many of the world’s religions are thought to debase women, progressive faith traditions and practices empower females as a means of attaining justice and thereby, peace. The brutal violence experienced by the women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has summoned many religious people to come together in the pursuit of peace and justice. The Religious Institute’s Congo Sabbath Initiative is…

The UN General Assembly in 2010 unanimously passed a resolution to recognize the World Interfaith Harmony Week annually during the first week of February.  The world is currently celebrating its first IHW with meetings, devotions, the publication of academic papers & of religious statements, & with special press coverage in a number of countries.

This initiative, started by H. M. King…

The Teenage Interfaith Diversity Education (TIDE) Conference is planned and led by teens who want to have their voices heard and their presence felt as a positive force in the global community. A three-day event planned by fifty high school students of diverse backgrounds, the conference seeks to train teens to communicate respectfully and use their skills in discussions about highly charged issues; develop leadership and facilitation skills; and foster bonds and friendships among the youth…

From The Washington Post

The dramatic images streaming out of Egypt over the past week suggest that the 30-year dictatorship of America’s close ally, Hosni Mubarak, might be coming to an end.

The world is watching closely to see what kind of country may emerge from the latest popular revolt to rock the Arab world. Yet in the United States, the conversation– as usual when it comes to the Middle East–seems fixated on the singular issue of…