Afterhours Inspirational Stories publishes inspirational stories on
their website. They are collecting contributions for two new interfaith
books: "Messages from Heaven, Earth, and Self: Stories to Promote
Cross Religions Understanding" and "Colors of Rainbow:
Stories to Promote Cross-Cultural Understanding". See: http://www.inspirationalstories.com/
All Religions
describes many world religions including Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Deism,
Islam and Buddhism.
See: http://www.all-religions.com/
Areopagus Revisited is a paper dealing with the
dialogue between science and religion, and between people of different
faiths. It was delivered at the World Parliament of Religions in 1999. The
first word is pronounced areeo-PAY-gus; it is the "name of a stony
hilltop next to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. In the New Testament era, it was a place
where philosophers, civic elders and religious leaders met to discuss the issues of the
day." See:
http://www.teo.au.dk/cms/
Association of Interfaith Ministers "is a non-profit
professional organization of Interfaith Ministers and interfaith
clergy. In addition to providing support services for its members,
A.I.M. acts as a clearinghouse for information on interfaith and other
interfaith groups, provides education on interfaith for the general
public, and maintains a referral service for anyone wishing to locate
an Interfaith Minister or interfaith clergy member in their area."
See:
http://www.interfaithclergy.org/
Biblaridion is a Christian theological journal oriented to followers of
the world's monotheistic faiths. See:
http://www.biblaridion-online.net/
The City of Light Church and the Sangha of the
Cosmic Christ is a Christian-Buddhist monastic orderlocated in Sedona, AZ. Theypromote the "renewal
of contemplative life in the contemporary church and world. ... a true
marriage of East and West via the creation of a Christ-based spiritual
community with a Tibetan Buddhist expression of monasticism" of the Nyingma
& Gelugpa Schools. See:
http://www.cityoflightchurch.com/
Common Ground promotes the "... belief that every culture and
every era has much to offer to the collective wisdom of the planet." It is
"... A study center exploring the ways in which the religions, cultures, and
peoples of the world interconnect, A place to explore one's own
spirituality," and much more. See:
http://www.cg.org/
Comparative-Religion.com is an interfaith group based in the UK.
It is "devoted to bringing to one place on the internet the key
books and writings of human spiritual and religious thought.
Covering the major world religions of the world, alternative
spiritual systems, and ancient mythologies, this is an ever
expanding work in the making." See:
http://www.comparative-religion.com
CoNexus Multifaith Media offers "...books, calendars,
music, gifts CD-ROMs, posters and video on understanding world
religions and spiritual traditions, interfaith and faith-based
organizations to serve your needs, and new ways of creating a sense of
community and cooperation among religions." See:
http://www.conexuspress.com/
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions traces
its origin to the historic 1893 World's Parliament of Religion, held
at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago IL. The Council cultivates "harmony between the world's
religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with
the world and its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a
peaceful, just, and sustainable world." See:
http://www.cpwr.org/
Encounter World Religions Centre is an "educational non-proselytory organization that creates genuine
'encounters' with the people, philosophies, practices, and places that comprise the world's religions."
They bus groups around Toronto, ON, Canada. A typical tour lasts for
a week. Participants study nine world religions, including Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Native Spirituality,
Sikhism, Wicca and Zoroastrianism. See:
http://www.worldreligions.ca
DruidsFoot is an "... online esoteric Web site that offers
discussion about the occult, witchcraft, voodoo, spirituality, theology,
philosophy, metaphysics, the paranormal, quantum physics, dreams,
ESP/Psychic and related topics." They have user blogs, chat, forums, radio
and a resource library. See:
http://www.druidsfoot.com/
Equal Partners in Faith is a "a multiracial national network
of religious leaders and people of faith committed to equality and diversity. [They]
affirm and defend the equality of all people regardless of religion, race, gender or
sexual orientation." This leads them to oppose religious groups that promote
inequality and exclusion. See:
http://us.net/epf/
Dharma, The Cat is a charming "thinking person's cartoon strip"
written from a Buddhist perspective. It has an interfaith forum. Neat tune, too. See:
http://www.dharmathecat.com/
Discussion group: Rachel Barenblat, manager of the
Interfaith Webring
has started an online discussion
group for topics related to interfaith living and interfaith marriage. See:
http://www.delphiforums.com/
The European Association for World Religions in Education aims to contribute to
more appropriate, accurate, adequate and emphatic, teaching of world religions at all
levels of education. See:
http://www.eawre.org/start_english.htm
The Global Dialog Institute promotes "dialogue in the broadest
sense among individuals and groups of different religions and cultures, focusing
especially though not exclusively on the 'opinion-shapers' of society, e.g., scholars,
professionals, and institutional & business leaders. See: http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/ Their
site includes the "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious,
Intercultural Dialogue" at:
http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/
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Individual inter-faith web sites (cont'd)
The Golden Rule Creative/Meditative Workshop is one of a
group of "joyful living workshops" run by Roslyn Rus and Paul
McKenna, and the Interfaith Desk of Scarboro Missions, in Toronto,
ON Canada. The workshop generates "greater compassion, tolerance,
global unity, social justice, moral ethics, and PEACE." See:
www.carrot.com/events/joiedevivre/
The Harmony Project honors "the essences of the major
religions in American culture." Fourteen faiths are described:
Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam,
Judaism, Native American, Nature/Animism, Oneness, Shamanism, Sikhism,
and Taoism. See:
http://www.theharmonyproject.org/
The Institute for Interreligious Studies is an association of theologians,
teachers, economists and other interested people who want to promote interfaith dialogue
through encounters and publications. They are a multi-lingual group based in Germany and
the Netherlands. See:
http://www.interrel.de/
The Institute for World Spirituality at: http://www.worldspirit.org/ promotes "communication,
tolerance and most importantly, cooperative compassionate action among the religions of
the world." This link appears to be dead.
INTERFAITH is a German web site (written in German) that promotes understanding of all faiths, religions and philosophies and
encourages an open exchange of beliefs. It is their hope that this will help disarm
interfaith conflicts. They oppose "antis": people who attack other religions,
and who promote religious conflict and hatred. See: http://home.t-online.de/home/interrel
Interfaith Action's mission is "to develop a healthy pluralistic culture in the town
of Sharon, MA and to be a resource to other cities and towns interested in
collaborating to strengthen the bonds of civil society." See:
http://www.ifaction.org/
The Interfaith Alliance is "a mainstream,
faith-based agenda committed to the positive role of religion as a
healing and constructive force in public life...committed to
supporting families, ensuring opportunity and honoring freedom." See:
http://www.tialliance.org/
The Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA)"is dedicated to
promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and
cross-cultural study." See:
http://interfaith-encounter.org/
Interfaith Fellowship in New York City is "an alternative spiritual community of worship,
celebration and healing...[They] draw from the beauty and wisdom of a broad range of
faiths, spiritual paths, and provide a space for all in their unique search for the
Divine." See:
http://www.interfaithfellowship.org/
Interfaith.org "is a cooperative,
not-for-profit association of organizations and individuals who have
joined together to establish a greater spiritual presence on the World
Wide Web. Our association's strength lies in the basic principle of
Interfaith ministry � there is truth in all faiths and spiritual
paths." See:
http://www.interfaith.org/
The Interfaith Working Group is concerned that, by listening to the media, people
will conclude that all religion is inherently conservative. They maintain a home page
which emphasizes the "diversity of religious opinion on social issues."
See them at: http://www.iwgonline.org
They also have a page which links to an incredible number of other groups and individuals
on topics such as: gay rights, reproductive freedom, the separation of church and state,
and the diversity of religious opinion on these issues. See:
http://www.iwgonline.org/links
The Interfaith Youth Core engages "...youth from
different faith communities in a dynamic process of intercultural encounter,
social action and interfaith reflection." See:
http://www.ifyc.org/
The International Association for Religious Freedom works "...for
freedom of religion and belief at a global level. Encouraging interfaith
dialogue and tolerance is part of this agenda." See:
http://www.iarf.net/
The International Interfaith Centre in Oxford, UK, supports "the work of
organizations and individuals to further peaceful relations, respect and understanding
between people with different faith beliefs." See: http://www.interfaith-center.org/
The International Committee for the Peace Council has a mission
"... to demonstrate that peace is possible, and that effective
interreligious collaboration to make peace also is possible. In a world
where religion too often is used to justify division, hatred, and violence
-- and very seldom used to relieve these problems -- the Peace Councilors
offer an alternative: the example of religious leaders working effectively
together to relieve suffering and make the world whole." See:
http://www.peacecouncil.org/
The Internet Sacred Text Archive promotes religious tolerance
and scholarship by publishing on the Internet public domain texts from
a great variety of religious traditions. Almost 200 megabytes is
available as of 2001-FEB. See: http://www.sacred-texts.com/
Interreligious Engagement Project (IEP21)
"... works to further the engagement of
religious and spiritual communities around the world with each other, with
secular agencies, and - most of all - with the critical issues facing the
planetary community in the early 21st century." See:
http://www.iep21.org/
Interreligious Insight (IRI) is a publishing venture shared
between three interfaith groups: Common Ground, World Congress of Faiths,
and Interreligious Engagement Project. See:
http://www.interreligiousinsight.org/
Copyright � 1996 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2008-JUL-04
Compiled by B.A. Robinson
Hyperlinks last checked: 2003-JUN-22
Comparative-Religion.com is an interfaith group based in the UK.
It is "devoted to bringing to one place on the internet the key
books and writings of human spiritual and religious thought.
Covering the major world religions of the world, alternative
spiritual systems, and ancient mythologies, this is an ever
expanding work in the making." See:
Encounter World Religions Centre is an "educational non-proselytory organization that creates genuine
'encounters' with the people, philosophies, practices, and places that comprise the world's religions."
They bus groups around Toronto, ON, Canada. A typical tour lasts for
a week. Participants study nine world religions, including Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Native Spirituality,
Sikhism, Wicca and Zoroastrianism. See:
