Jews, Christians, and Muslims working together

Dialogue Australasia 2009 Conference

September 19, 2008

Dialogue Australasia will be holding their next conference 15-17 April 2009 at the Old Parliament Buildings in Canberra. The theme is “Teaching the Abrahamic Religions: Christianity in Dialogue with Judaism & Islam”.

Dialogue Australiasia is an organisation comprising mainly Christian schools in Australia and New Zealand. Their purpose is to “help young people become more fully human by nuturing and promoting the development of a broad-based academic approach to the teaching of Values, Philosophy & Religious Studies”, and their vision is to “be a vibrant organisation that brings together educators who have a shared sense of the importance of our purpose, and a willingess to work together to achieve its objectives.”

According to the conference blurb, “Relations between Christians, Jews and Muslims are among the most divisive, challenging and important issues in the world today. Despite their often violent differences, each share a common heritage as the Children of Abraham and the worship of one God. In a time when understanding these three religions has taken on a new and critical urgency, this important conference will equip educators with practical strategies and resources to enable students to explore the similarities, differences and relationships between the Abrahamic faith traditions.”

For more information, see the Conference Information page.

Dave

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