directory of interfaith organizations

Abrahamic Family Reunion

Seeks to enhance the possibility of contrition and reconciliation among civil and religious representatives of the three Abrahamic traditions.

Abrahams Vision

Moribund from May 31, 2013. Formerly Peace and understanding among Muslims and Jews, Israelis and Palestinians.

Adyan Foundation

Foster Cross-Cultural Arab-West dialogue and mutual understanding. Raise awareness at grassroots level on religious pluralism, geopolitics of religions and interfaith relations. Introduce in the national educational policies and programs for schools, the education on inclusive citizenship for religious diversity and coexistence. Empower teachers, trainers and policy makers in religious pluralism, multifaith education and inclusive citizenship. Develop programs that foster and disseminate modern Islamic discourse and culture.

American Islamic Congress

To change the discourse both within the American Muslim community and in American society in general.

Amitie Judeo-Musulmane de France

connecting locales of community dialogue across france with national intiatives.

Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue

to achieve a society where regardless of religious belief people are entitled to freedom, justice and equality. (NB: agmcd.org website hacked and dangerous)

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs

To make Georgetown a global leader in the interdisciplinary study of religion and the advancement of interreligious understanding. (refer also to WFDD: World Faiths Development Dialogue)

Centre for the Study of World Religions

By its resources and programming the Center supports, focuses, and enhances the School’s mission, with respect to research, teaching, and community.

Charter for Compassion

Signing the Charter is meant not only as the individuals lifelong commitment to live with compassion but as a collective summons to creative, practical and sustained action to meet the political, moral, religious, social and cultural problems of our time.

Civilizations Exchange and Cooperation Foundation

To focus on factors that led to the rise and fall of previous civilizations and how people of this millennium can benefit from lessons of the past in a world literally changing to a global village.

Coexister

through social cohesion and togetherness; to defend the principle of coexistence and act to counter religious discrimination.

Council for a Parliament of the Worlds Religions

The Parliament of the World's Religions exists to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world.

Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land

to maintain a permanent relationship and open channels of communication between the institutional religious leadership of the Holy Land. To sustain a close working relationship with the Government of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority. To promote respect for the holy sites of all faith communities, and to counteract any expression of disrespect, desecration or abuse of holy sites, particularly when they are exploited for violent and hostile purposes.

Dances of Universal Peace International

Encouraging diverse people to eat, dance and pray together, bringing a spiritual connection within and without.

Dialogue Institute / Journal of Ecumenical Studies

To create an atmosphere of trust and to foster knowledge and mutual understanding in a global context. To identify, train, and support leaders who can counter intolerance and violence by advancing the values of religious freedom, gender equity, dialogue, and mutual understanding. Developing critical awareness and theory in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies.

Dialogue Interreligieux Monastique / Monastic Interreligious Dialogue

To promote and support dialogue at the level of religious experience and practice, between Christian monastic men and women and followers of other religions.

Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue

to be a leading model in achieving peaceful coexistence between followers of different faiths and an international reference for interfaith dialogue.

Elijah Interfaith Institute

To help create a world where there is increasing understanding among the religions; as a path breaker in the field of interfaith education, it seeks to share that path with others and to serve other organizations.

Fellowship of Reconciliation

To seek the company of people of faith who will respond to conflict nonviolently, seeking reconciliation through compassionate action...to extend the boundaries of community and affirm its diversity of religious traditions as it seeks the resolution of conflict by the united efforts of people of many faiths.

Global Peace Initiative of Women

Upliftment of the world. Uncovering the deeper origins and impacts of conflict, and to learn how best to address these. Collective peace through personal transformation. Bring GPIW's inclusive and spiritually-based model to bear on the pressing global ecological and economic crises, .. linked to the possibilities for a balanced world.

Greenfaith Interfaith Partners for the Environment

To inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership.

Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace

The Foundation seeks to contribute strategically to the resolution of human problems and to facilitate processes that help true human qualities develop in the world.

Hands of Peace

To foster long-term peaceful coexistence among Jewish-Israelis, Arab Citizens of Israel, and Palestinians by bringing together teenagers from the Middle East with American teenagers in an interfaith setting.

Hawai'i Conference of Religions for Peace

To continue to help create one's inner peace in our community, which leads to peace throughout the world.

Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue

To establish an environment conducive to understanding the diversity of faiths in our world and community. To communicate the skills necessary for people of diverse faiths to live together in peace and justice. To provide educational resources to aid in establishing an environment of understanding and equality. To teach individuals, communities and institutions how to live and communicate more effectively with those from other religions and faith backgrounds.

Humanitys Team

Global grassroots spiritual movement

Institut d’Etudes Islamo-Chretiennes

to achieve a sense of conviviality where dialogue allows for awareness. Using new tech to promote muslim-christian dialogue.

Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies

re-examine the meaning of our religious assumptions, particularly about the other; challenge the theological distortions and misconceptions that have contributed to the historical conflict between Christians and Jews; develop resources within our respective communities that inspire both to honor the legitimacy and distinctiveness of the other.

Institute for Interreligious Dialogue

IID aims to create a world in which rational tolerance will make it possible for different religions to co-exist within a single country so that their respective adherents can talk and cooperate on common points.

Inter Religious Federation for World Peace

A world in which religions can bring their respective treasures to bear upon advancing substantially the realisation of enduring peace.

InterFaith Centre for Sustainable Development

To provide thought-leadership on environment and ecology to faith-based communities and beyond through our writing, speaking, teaching and advocacy

Interfaith Centre of Melbourne

For Australia to grow as a successful multicultural and multi-faith nation

Interfaith Encounter Association

In places around Israel to demonstrate how multiple faiths can live side by side in peace while becoming growing islands of co-existence communities.

Interfaith Power and Light

To ensure that climate policies provide adaptation and mitigation support for communities domestically and internationally whose health and survival is at stake. We also aim to make sure that all people can participate in and benefit from the growing clean energy economy.

Interfaith Scotland

To build good relations between persons of different religious faiths through dialogue, understanding and co-operation. To promote mutual understanding and good relationships between people of different religious faiths in Scotland.

Interfaith Worker Justice

To engage, organize and mobilize the religious community on worker rights issues.

Interfaith Youth Core

Religious pluralism. American college students, supported by their campuses, can be the interfaith leaders needed to make religion a bridge and not a barrier.

International Academy for Interfaith Studies

Exploring the Many Paths.

International Association for Religious Freedom

IARFs goal as a membership organisation is to work for these three aspects of religious freedom (1) freedom from oppressive interference or discrimination by the state, governmental or social institutions, (2) mutual understanding, respect and the promotion of harmony, or at least tolerance, between individuals and communities of different faiths and (3) accountability by the respective religious communities that their practices uphold the human rights and dignity of their members and others.

International Center for Religion and Diplomacy

Bridging the political and religious spheres in support of peacemaking. Deploying inter-religious action teams to areas where conflict threatens or has already erupted. Training clergy and laity in the skills of peacemaking. Supporting interpretations of religious teachings that reduce misunderstanding and conflict.

International Committee for the Peace Council

Moribund 2012. Formerly to build bridges among all beings through the message of non-violence, compassion, human rights, and universal responsibility, individual and collective. We acknowledge our many failures and the frequent abuse of religion, but we celebrate its power to heal, to educate, to enlighten, and to transform.

International Council for Inter-religious Cooperation

The goal of interreligious dialogue should not be restricted to tolerating one another or peaceful living among different communities of faith, rather, the aim should be to generate mutual understanding and respect for religious diversity and to create a climate in which people can broach, unafraid and open, all themes that interest humanity

International Humanist and Ethical Union

IHEU pursues these five strategic aims (1) to promote Humanism as a non-theistic life stance throughout the world, (2) to represent Humanism in the international community, (3) to defend human rights as well as the rights of Humanists, (4) to develop organised Humanism in every part of the world and (5) to build a strong, effective organisation.

International Interfaith Investment Group 3iG

To promote faith-consistent investments in the spirit of interfaith and international dialogue and cooperation. To assist the Faiths in facilitating and advancing their engagement in the area of faith-consistent investing and to provide high-level research and information to enhance its development.

Inter-religious council in Bosnia-Herzegovina

To decrease religious prejudice and raise awareness of the importance of inter-religious dialogue and cooperation through developing relationships between churches and religious communities throughout BiH; To promote the relationship between the State and the churches and religious communities through mutual commitments; To link the IRC-BiH with regional and international initiatives.

Inter-religious Council of Uganda

Advocate and promote health, non-violence, peaceful coexistence and respect for human rights. Promote holistic education, peaceful coexistence, moral and spiritual integrity, social-economic welfare and collaborative action through sharing knowledge and resources for the common good.

Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore

To inculcate the spirit if friendship and cooperation among the leaders and followers of different religions. To improve the conditions of the adherents of different religions in generally accepted moral principles. To organise by lawful and peaceful means a movement to eradicate the common evils prevailing among the mankind. To work for the achievement of peace and goodwill among mankind. To promote mutual respect, assistance and protection among the adherents of different religions. To conduct prayers and meditation for the well being of mankind as often as possible and convenient. To promote in every way comity and cooperation among the followers of different religions for the good of mankind. To organise public lectures, study groups, radio and television publicity in an effort to familiarise the public with the objectives of the Organisation.

InterSpiritual Dialogue in Action

To bring together and network individuals of consciousness and help them develop authentic friendships, which he believed would enhance the unfolding.

Irish School of Ecumenics

To be an educational resource for students, religious traditions, government agencies and civil society groups in Ireland and abroad, and to make available ISE’s unique blend of expertise as they explore their traditions, identities and emerging concerns.

Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values

To strive to be an inspiration, a call to action, and to act as a catalyst, multiplier and connector. building the bridges that will enable us all to arrive at a more just, sustainable, and peaceful future.

John Templeton Foundation

To encourage all of humanity to be more open-minded about the possible character of ultimate reality and the divine, by honouring a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life spiritual dimension.

Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center

to develop and implement educational programs geared towards developing the concepts of peace building using the interfaith perspective of human dignity, equality, justice and freedom. primary objectives is to provide advice and assistance to governments, organizations and individual decision-makers regarding the issue of peace building.

Network for Inter Faith Concerns

To exchange news, information, ideas and resources relating to inter faith concerns between provinces of the Anglican Communion. To achieve local contextual and wider theological reflection. Witness and evangelism where appropriate. Prayerful and urgent action with all involved in tension and conflict. Support for people of faith, especially Christians, who live as religious minorities in situations of discrimination or danger.

Network of Spiritual Progressives

Inspiring leaders, influencing legislation and incarnating community.

North American Interfaith Network

To affirm humanity's diverse and historic spiritual resources and bring them to bear on contemporary global, national, regional and local issues. To facilitate the work of interfaith organizations and provide networking possibilities.

Religions for Peace

Transform violent conflict, promote just and harmonious societies, advance human development, protect the Earth.

Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies

To promote common human and ethical values that contribute to strengthening cooperation and interfaith relations, eliminating mutual misconceptions about the 'other' and ultimately expanding these shared commonalities in the hope of promoting peaceful coexistence.

Rumi Forum

The principal goal of the Rumi Forum is to promote peace in the world and contribute to a peaceful coexistence of the adherents of different faiths, cultures, ethnicities and races.

Spiritual Directors International

To be an inclusive, global learning community that serves and supports the ministry and service of spiritual direction

St Ethelburgas

To help people build relationships across divisions of conflict, culture and religion. When people really listen to each other they can build new relationships. Such relationships make the world a less divided place and create more peaceful communities.

Sufi Order International

To help to bring the worlds two opposite poles, East and West, closer together by the interchange of thought and ideals, that the Universal Kinship may form of itself, and human being may see with human being beyond the narrow national and racial boundaries.

Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

To confront religious ignorance and violence head-on with results-oriented programs that reduce hatred and produce real change in the way people think and act.

Tantur Ecumenical Institute

Seek a broader and deeper understanding of each other's faith and traditions, ethics and social witness, liturgies and pieties. Explore the relationships between Christians and peoples of other world faiths, especially Jews and Muslims. Participate in the search for world peace and justice, through theological study and through exploring human rights and conflict resolution in different religious and social contexts.

Temple of Understanding

To educate youth and adults both cross culturally and inter-religiously for global  citizenship and peaceful coexistence. To advocate acceptance and respect for religious pluralism by the worlds governing bodies.

The Cambridge Interfaith Programme

To shape the future of engagement between people of faith and the future of engagement between peoples of faith and the world that surrounds them. Learning about, learning from, and learning between religions as they interact within a secular and religious world.

The Chaplaincy Institute for Arts and Interfaith Ministries

To bring new models of spiritual leadership and creative ministry to promote religious peace and understanding. Bridge religious schisms that divide our world to heal ourselves, each another, and this beautiful planet we call home.

The Coexist Foundation

To drive and support educational programmes and initiatives to capture the public imagination, promoting dialogue and reconciliation between groups in conflict, and research programmes which further relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims, and between these faiths and others.

The Fetzer Institute

Greater civility in our public lives, who seek a return to sharing human connections through community, who exhibit an openness to love, forgiveness, and compassion, and who hunger for deeper and more meaningful relationships. To help improve the human condition by increasing conscious awareness of the relationship between this inner and outer life. This desire is central to the world's religious and wisdom traditions.

The Institute of Interfaith Dialog

Encouraging the study of the global communities spiritual traditions from the vantage point of respect, accuracy and appreciation. To promote fully expressed dialogue within the global community. To maintain a stance for compassion and respect with regard to free expression of spirituality throughout communities. To help unite communities so that the spirituality of all individuals be heard in a space that is free of dogmatism, criticism, oppression, and fear. The Institute aims to eliminate or reduce false stereotypes, prejudices and unjustified fears through direct human communication.

The Interfaith Alliance

To ensure that faith and freedom flourish so that individuals can worship freely or not worship at all, so they can embrace matters of personal conscience without fear of government intrusion, and so that all can live in a vibrant, healthy society.

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Seeking a global community built on justice and sustainability through transformation of the corporate world.

The King Abdullah International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue

Generate, develop and disseminate knowledge in the area of Interreligious and Intercultural dialogue. Cultivate and promote respect for differences through dialogue. Create bridges, address conflict and promote collaboration amongst diverse groups. Capacity-building.

The National Religious Partnership for the Environment

Stewardship of our homes, lands and resources. Protecting the lives of our communities and health of our children. Social ministry to the poor and vulnerable. Bringing the perspectives of moral values and social justice before public policymakers.

The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

PP works to (1) document and better understand the changing contours of religion in America, (2) study the diverse religious communities themselves, (3) explore the implications of America’s new plurality through case studies of particular cities and towns, and (4) discern the emerging meanings, challenges, and opportunities of America’s new religious contours for developing a public commitment to pluralism.

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

To promote mutual understanding, respect and collaboration between Catholics and the followers of others religious traditions. To encourage the study of religions. To promote the formation of persons dedicated to dialogue.

The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa

To carry out a transparent administration based on integrity and accountability in its service delivery systems. As an African programme for all Africans and their environment, .. to be part of an ongoing process in the relations between Christians and Muslims in faithful witness, peace and peaceful coexistence.

The Woolf Institute

The aim of our work is to connect the multidisciplinary study of relations with broader practical and theoretical questions, including the importance of trust in everyday life, the role of religion in international diplomacy, and improving end of life care in local hospices. We strive, in our research and outreach, to demonstrate how greater understanding of commonality and difference can inform and enhance the wider public good.

The World Council of Religious Leaders

No action after 2002. Formerly as an independent body without UN status, to bring religious resources to support the work of the United Nations in our common quest for peace.

The World Peace Prayer Society

To globally celebrate the oneness of humanity.

The World Subud Association

To enable people who practice the latihan to understand its benefits and use it in their daily lives...the latihan heightens awareness and concern for the needs of others, benefits local communities and humanity more generally.

Three Faiths Forum

To build understanding between people of all faiths and beliefs. Our programmes break down barriers and find ways for people to work together to improve their communities and society. By building new intercommunal relationships we make positive social change possible.

United Religions Initiative

To promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.

Virtual Religion Index

No updates since 2007. To provide a research tool, not to circumvent tours of worthy sites, but to cut down the time spent on surfing & sorting of automated searches.

World Congress of Faiths

To explore both the challenges and the enrichments that arise from the interaction of diverse traditions of faith and belief, and to learn more about them. The organisation sees itself as offering opportunities for spiritual growth through engagement between faiths.

World Council of Interfaith Congregations

Interfaith as a spiritual expression. 'May peace and love be with you and fill you as you find your true path of spiritual expression... Respectfully'

World Faiths Development Dialogue

Acting as bridge between the worlds of faith and secular development. ( refer also to BCRPWA, parent Institution)

World Festival of Sacred Music

WFSM endeavors to help its audiences transcend borders of all kinds; linguistic, national, cultural, ideological, racial and religious in order to access our shared human values.

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