by Felipe Zurita
Have you heard of the Golden Rule? Or better, do you remember what the Golden Rule is? Here’s a hint: “Treat others as you…” or “Do unto others as…” or “Do not do unto others…”
Digital Tools and the Golden Rule
Are LinkedIn Groups What We Need Today?
by Robyn Lebron
As a member of the “older generation,” I often wonder if we’ve lost the art of true connection. My own accomplishments have all been based on people skills.
All in This Together
by Gaea Denker
For the first time, thanks to Grammy-nominated music legend Pato Banton and the generosity of URI musical artists from across the globe, this incredible diversity is being celebrated in a 30-song album.
Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture
by Annalee Ward
Students sit seemingly idle in the techno-hunch, engrossed in their own little square of light. An outraged outsider might opine, “Is this how a church youth group gathers?” This lament is only part of the story.
Building a Shared Israel: One Child, One Family, and one Community at a Time
by Vicki Garlock
Long-term conflicts require long-term solutions. With over 1,750 children in grades preK-12 at six schools across Israel, Hand in Hand is becoming an important player in the Middle Eastern peace process.
As Time Goes By
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
TIO marks its own birthday this month, seven years after the first issue posted.
Analyzing the Intangible
by Gaea Denker
Every nonprofit wants to think it’s helping the world. But in a field as intangible as peacebuilding, where small interactions slowly build trust over generations, how can peace proponents know their efforts are really working?
A Summer of Exciting Interfaith Events
by Robyn Lebron, Megan Anderson, Tahil Sharma, and Johnny Martin
URI North America Regional Assembly - Reimagining Interfaith Cooperation - NAIN Connect 2018
The World Celebrates the First Parliament of Religion
by Marcus Braybrooke
A quarter of a century ago, to celebrate the centenary of the first World Parliament of Religions, 1993 was observed in many parts of the world as a “Year of Inter-religious Understanding and Co-operation.”
Going to My First Parliament
by Ruth Broyde Sharone
What would the world look like if we lived together in peace? What would it taste like? What would it smell like and sound like?
What to Expect at the Toronto Parliament
by Brian Carwana
The 2018 Parliament of World Religions, coming to Toronto November 1-7, will be an enormous interfaith event, with estimates of up to 10,000 attending.
Parliament Planning for Kids and Children This Time
by Vicki Garlock
For the first time ever, the Parliament, in conjunction with Spiritual Playdate, is offering a kids’ program! The theme for the first-ever family festival in Toronto this November is “Plant an Interfaith Garden.”
Connecting the Past to the Present
by Tarunjit Singh Butalia
It was the summer of 2017. My three children and I were on our way to Delhi to spend three weeks with the extended family in sweltering heat of over 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Cosmic Mass Returns to the 2018 World Parliament
by Matthew Fox
I have been involved in celebrating Cosmic Masses throughout North America for the last 24 years. We have sponsored more than 100 of them in various cities and have people to lead them around the country.
How Interfaith Relations Have Shaped My Life
by Rob Sellers
As a new university graduate, I was fortunate to spend 11 weeks as a student missionary in the Philippines in the summer of 1967.
An Open Letter to Women Running for Office
by Kay Lindahl and Kathe Schaaf
Like many of you, we are distressed to witness how the level of discourse in the U.S. has deteriorated in the past two years and become filled with divisiveness and fear.
Interfaith Today and Tomorrow
by Paul Chaffee
In our globalized world the word interfaith is a slippery piece of language with various meanings.Numerous countries enjoy government support for interfaith and intrafaith programming with the goal of cultivating multifaith friendship, critical to civic peace.
A Letter to TIO Readers About Its Future
from Paul Chaffee, Editor
Completing its seventh year and wishing to advance the continued growth and improvement of TIO has led our Board to look for a permanent institutional home.
Sharing the Burden
by Hans Gustafson
One of the greatest barriers to meaningful interreligious learning is the oversimplification, or ignorance of the internal diversity, of religious traditions other than our own.
Let’s Multiply the Love
by Sister Zeph
I was lying down, dreaming of a world where there is no hate; where everyone is smiling; where people dance in the roads with joy. A world where there is respect and equality for all. Then, suddenly, my younger sister Rahat’s phone began to ring.