"A glance at the daily headlines demonstrates the urgent
need to build bridges between people of different cultures, faith traditions,
and worldviews," write interfaith leaders Dr. Akbar Ahmed and Ambassador Doug
Holladay in their assessment of
the current state
of interfaith dialogue, which is now more relevant than ever.
Ahmed, a Muslim, and Holladay,
a Christian, have found that "friendship can serve as the vital bridge to
establishing deep and lasting understanding." Read about how their efforts
continue to inspire the work of the Buxton
Initiative, a partner of the Case Foundation.
As with so many other great challenges today, young people
may provide the example for the rest of us to tear down barriers and learn from
one another. The heads of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and Youth Service
America (YSA), Dr. Eboo Patel and Steve Culbertson, comment on how "Diverse
Youth Find Common Purpose Through Service."
We were fortunate to catch up with bestselling author Bruce
Feiler, and you can read our
Q+A with him here. In his books Walking the Bible, Abraham,
and Where God Was Born, Feiler examines the nature and history of
faith and religion in his own life and in the legacies of Christianity, Islam,
and Judaism.
Do you want to learn more? We've assembled a list of interfaith
resources.
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