Wendy Clarissa Geiger, a Friend from Jacksonville, FL, sent our editor a lovely tribute to the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), the world’s oldest interfaith peace organization, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary today. This tribute…
By Charley Earp … Northside (Chicago) Friends Meeting Christian and Interfaith Relations Committee … Truth be told, I often feel I have no business being involved in the … work of interfaith and ecumenical ministry. Most people involved have an … overarching…
The empowerment of women is always good news, especially for Quakers, who have empowered women to serve in the ministry since the founding of the Religious Society of Friends 350 years ago. Just as Quakerism has gained from honoring the gifts of women, Islam is also benefitting…
By Brad Ogilvie … FGC Christian/Interfaith Relations Committee Program Coordinator, William Penn House, Washington, DC … My entry into the world of interfaith work is not fueled by a passion for developing interfaith understanding, or because I…
A year ago, in December 2009, I attended the gathering of a Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Despite the global economic downturn, more than six thousand…
