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Links for Information and Reference
We thank Religions
for Peace - USA for these links offered for informational
and reference purposes only.
Adherents.com
- This is a great website to get statistics on world religions.
Statistical information is available on 4,200 sub-religions
of the world.
Allfaiths
Press - A variety of informational resources can be
found at this link. A religion name is listed and various
informational sources are found under that religion’s
name.
American
Academy of Religion - This group is composed of members
from the academic community that includes teachers and professors.
The aim of the academy is to further understanding of religion.
Auburn
Theological Seminary - Focused on furthering understanding
of religion, the Seminary has been educating and motivating
people to learn since 1818. A special emphasis is placed on
interfaith understanding.
BeliefNet
- Useful for gathering information on a variety of religious
beliefs, beliefnet documents various facts regarding religious
groups. If you are interested in exploring religious backgrounds
to determine which one is right for you than this website
will be helpful. You can enter into dialogue about different
religions on this site.
Center
for Global Ethics - What does it mean to be a reasonable
citizen of the world? The Center for Global Ethics brings
together the philosophies of people from different religious
disciplines.
Collective
Purchasing Conference - This organization is dedicated
to fair business practices and ensuring a natural and high
quality product.
Committee
of Religious NGOs - This group is a creative partnership
between a variety of individual spiritual groups. The group
meets with the purpose of creating peace.
Conexus
Press - At this website you can find various learning
tools for interfaith concepts.
Council
for a Parliament of World Religions - Fostering peace
and spiritual healing in a world plagued with unnecessary
war, the Council for a Parliament of World Religions encourages
dialogue between multi-religious groups.
Faith
and Values Network - This is an interfaith group that
offers online videos to enhance learning and understanding
of various religious groups.
Fellowship
of Reconciliation - The Fellowship of Reconciliation
works towards a paradigm shift in the way the world approaches
life. The members of this group believe in non-violence and
work towards changing communities.
Gaia
Mind - Recognizing that we are not just inhabitants
of the earth, the Gaia mind project explores the idea that
humanity is the “earth becoming aware of itself”.
Interesting articles and essays are explored on this website.
Glenmary
Home Missioners - Fostering ecumenism, The Glenmary
Home Missioners work throughout parts of the United States
to teach religion.
Global
Dialogue Institute - Actively promoting dialogue, The
Global Dialogue Institute attempts to resolve the problems
in the world. People particularly invited to participate are
policy makers and scholars.
Hartford
Seminary Research Center - This center focuses on research
towards the aim of creating policy. The research focuses is
on theological, faith and religious issues.
Inner
Explorations - The creators of this website bring together
a view that incorporates different disciplines such as Christian
Mysticism, Eastern Religion and Jungian Psychology. These
topics by using interdisciplinary sources.
Institute
on Religion and Public Policy - This organization focuses
on diverse research on religion. It is non-partisan group
and aims at creating effective public policy.
The
Institute on Religion and World Affairs - As a research
centered organization, The Institute on Religion and World
Affairs deals with a variety of concerns. The main focus of
research is the role of religion on shaping society.
Integral
Spirit - Visit this website if you are interested in
healing the world physically and spiritually. The creators
of this website offer various resources.
Interfaith
Alliance - Positioned in an activist stance, this group
promotes values of democracy in the religious sphere. They
fight religious bigotry and believe in the American value
of “justice for all.
Interfaith
Calender - On this resource website, one can find a
month by month breakdown of the holidays of different religions.
Information on religions is also available.
Interfaith
Center for Corporate Responsibility - This advocacy
group helps promote responsibility in the corporate world
through various activities.
Interfaith
Center for Peace - How can peace be made in a holistic
manner? A primary question asked by this organization is “How
can we treat the underlying causes of social problems and
war to prevent their continuance in the world?”
Interfaith
Center of New York - This organization was founded
to foster interfaith understanding and tolerance. People from
varying religious groups are asked to work together to solve
common community problems so that a spirit of cooperation
is developed between diverse groups.
Interfaith
Voices for Peace and Justice - If you are looking
for a list of organizations dedicated to making peace, than
this is a good website to go to. Listed are seven hundred
peace organizations.
Interfaith
Youth Core - This non-profit organization works with
young people to strengthen their religious understanding while
fostering interfaith understanding between different religious
backgrounds.
International
Association for Religious Freedom - Recognizing that
religion is a driving force in people’s lives, this
organization works at a global level to assure religious freedom.
International
Committee for the Peace Council - This group explores
a different paradigm for living life. Prominent leaders from
various world religions come together to show how ‘it
is possible to live together in peace instead of separating
the world community through violence.’
International
Interfaith Center - Dedicated to freedom of religion
for all, the members of the International Interfaith Center
coordinate the activities of a variety of interfaith groups.
This organization has a research center and also promotes
conferences on interfaith activities.
Movement
for a Beloved Community - This site explores the concepts
and philosophies for the Movement for a Beloved Community.
Instead of seeing ourselves as segmented, the proponents of
this movement urge us to see ourselves as one world community.
Museum
of World Religions - Virtual tours are available,
and the curators offer interesting artifacts from various
world religions. In addition, other items like poetry, writing
and forums are available.
National
Interfaith Cable Coalition - This cooperative organization
helps to bring programs focused on faith and religious issues
to the major networks.
North
American Interfaith Network - Encouraging networking
between interfaith organizations is a primary goal of this
organization.
Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance - The members of
this group stress that religions are very different in nature
from group to group. They teach the ways to recognize the
fact that you might disagree with another person’s religious
point of view, but that you can accept a stance of religious
tolerance.
Religions
for Peace-International - This is a large organization
of members working together for interfaith causes. Religions
for Peace USA is affiliated with this organization.
Religions
in Renewal - The concentration of this group’s
site is to support the progress of world religions into “modern
times” while maintaining the core religious identities.
Individuals in this group highlight some of the ideas created
in the European Enlightenment.
Religious
Diversity Fair - This is an organization focused on
educating communities about world religions. Upcoming interfaith
events are documented on this site.
Religions
Interfaith Chaplaincy Service - Situated in Western
Pennsylvania, this service provides ministry to and pastoral
care for those in hospitals or similar facilities.
The
Pluralism Project - The Rockerfeller and Ford Foundations
have funded The Pluralism Project so that research can be
conducted to better understand the religious diversity in
this country.
The
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding -
Created to diffuse religious antipathy, this organization
works in various ways to discourage violence.
The
Temple of Understanding - This NGO supports interfaith
cooperation through education and community outreach.
The
United Nations Economic and Social Council - Coordinates
the work of other UN organizations and promotes social, and
economic justice and progress. Since the United Nations is
such a central organization when dealing with international
issues, this website is an invaluable resource as it is a
gateway into other links.
United
Communities of Spirit - Using a simple user name and
password, a website user can participate in interfaith activities.
Members interact with others in an attempt to gain a better
understanding of people from different walks of life. For
example, a website member might be linked to people from three
other religions and be asked to participate in interfaith
activities with them.
United
Nations - The United Nations is a central organization
when dealing with international isssues and this website is
an invaluable resource for the person wishing to pursue work
in interfaith activities.
United
Religions Initiative - This organization works towards
interfaith understanding with an added emphasis on ending
religiously motivated violence. This group does not espouse
to any particular religion and has a charter explaining its
goals.
U.S.
Conference of the World Council of Churches - Ecumenical
in nature, this organization brings together churches with
the aim of open dialogue.
Virtual
Religion Index - This is a very comprehensive and
informative source of information on religious, cultural,
and philosophical studies.
Vision
T.V. - Groups from different religious backgrounds
are free to have airtime on Vision T.V. No programs are allowed
that would violate the company’s stance on religious
tolerance and respect.
World
Congress of Faiths - This group publishes a very important
journal, Interreligious Insight, in the field of interfaith
studies. Also, work is done by this organization to coordinate
interfaith groups into accomplishing common goals.
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