interfaith cooperation
Americans accept people of other faiths, but there’s room to grow
By Chris Walsh and William McKenzie — March 6, 2024
(RNS) — We are called as members of a pluralistic society to meet, discuss and even disagree about faith.
The Ram Mandir may offer a way forward for India and South Asia
By Murali Balaji — January 22, 2024
(RNS) — India's prime minister could use the popularity of the mandir to heal the wounds of the past few decades.
How Philadelphia’s faith communities held together as Oct. 7 attack tested ties
By Tori Luecking — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — Interfaith bonds fostered by Jewish, Christian and Muslim groups before the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas have allowed the groups to pull together despite a spike in hate incidents.
Don’t let the war tear apart the tapestry of faith that makes America strong
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — December 27, 2023
(RNS) — This is not the time for faith communities to retreat into ourselves.
Leaders of Berlin’s interfaith House of One manage Israeli-Palestinian tensions
By Tom Heneghan — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — As interfaith feelings are strained by the Mideast conflict, leaders of Berlin’s planned center for Abrahamic religions vow to keep their project on course.
In ‘Three Chaplains,’ Muslim military chaplains find resilience in faith
By Kathryn Post — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — The new documentary, premiering on PBS Nov. 6, finds unexpected resonance with its interfaith message amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli, Palestinian, Muslim or Jewish: Some pain doesn’t fit the story we want to hear
By Michael Woolf — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — People of faith are called to have compassion, regardless of our preferred political narratives.
How college can be a pathway to making Muslims more welcome
By Musbah Shaheen, Matthew J. Mayhew, Christa Winkler, and Alyssa Rockenbach — September 28, 2023
(RNS) — Campuses are places we learn to value others in the basic ways that humanize us.
Celebrating our shared humanity by building peace
By Bridget Moix — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — War is never inevitable.
How King Charles’ coronation will be unlike any seen in England
By Catherine Pepinster — April 27, 2023
LONDON (RNS) — Charles will be crowned in an England different from that of his mother, 70 years ago, and details of the ceremony will reflect the new landscape.
Minaret Foundation improves the lives of Texas Muslims by looking outward
By Kyle Desrosiers — March 31, 2023
(RNS) — Shariq Abdul Ghani founded the organization with the idea that the best way to serve Houston's Muslim community was to collaborate with leaders of other faiths and find partners in both political parties to find common ground.
Abrahamic Family House ‘changes all the rules’ of interfaith understanding
By Knox Thames — February 17, 2023
(RNS) — The mosque, church and synagogue complex is a shining monument to tolerance.
As Pennsylvania’s ‘Bible belt’ evolves, clergy look to one another for mutual support
By Elizabeth E. Evans — February 6, 2023
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (RNS) — The difficulties of the pandemic and the widening gap between people of different political persuasions have put a strain on the clergy of one small town in this historically religious region. They have found mutual support in a 'ministerium' dedicated to community unity.
Religious diversity is my day job. The Hamline Muhammad controversy isn’t easy.
By LaTanya Lane — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — Sometimes interfaith work results in dulcet outcomes. And sometimes the differences are irreconcilable.
Why ‘Interfaith’ Isn’t a Dirty Word + Simran Jeet Singh
By Roxanne Stone — December 22, 2022
Katelyn and Roxy discuss the ways New York City has exposed us to the beauty and wisdom of other religions, while introducing us to the importance of interfaith work in an increasingly pluralistic society.
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