Exploring Interreligious Relations &
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 by Paul Chaffee
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
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
TIO Updates– Upcoming TIO Themes Announced