Interfaith Encounter Association
The Interfaith Encounter Association is an organisation operating in Israel and Palestine who hold encounter groups between the Abrahamic faiths. Their website says that they are “…dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study. We believe that, rather than being a cause of the problem, religion can and should be a source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the region and beyond.”
Its principals are:
- Equal representation of all faiths in the IEA;
- Gender equality in the decision making processes and activities of the IEA;
- Outreach to individuals and communities from all faiths, age groups, walks of life, and levels of society;
- Outreach to individuals and communities across the religious-secular and political spectra;
- Continual recruitment through committed activists on the local and regional levels;
- Implementation of interactive programs that effectively change outlooks and attitudes, such as extended weekend seminars and ongoing study groups;
- Continual development of new models for effective encounter; and
- Ongoing evaluation of all strategies and programs.
You can subscribe to their reports which are issued occasionally – they make interesting reading, and are proof that goodwill and spiritual intent can conquer prejudice, and together we can make a better world.
Dave
Add comment August 12th, 2008