Last week, I had the pleasure of attending an Interfaith Youth Core Conference titled– Leadership in a Religiously Diverse World in Chicago. I attended several workshops, plenary sessions and network gatherings, including a Speed Faithing module (think speed dating) on the Baha’i religion. (So happens Northwestern University is just two miles south of the Baha’is only North American Temple.)

Peace is Possible. Peace is the norm. Peace is happening all the time. ~Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Center for American Progress

 

The interfaith movement is normalizing pluralism. We are helping to counter the politics of ignorance with politics of understanding and interdependence. ~Anna Halafoff, Monash University

Leadership is a function, not a person. ~Eboo Patel, IFYC 

Never apologize for what is authentic in your own tradition. You will not get authentic interactions if your approach is apologetic. Be honest! With them and yourself. ~ Imam Yahya Hendi, Clergy Beyond Borders

• Eboo Patel – Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core 

• Skye Jethani - Author, The Divine Commodity: Discovering Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

• Greg Epstein - Humanist Chaplain, Harvard and Author of Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe

• More than 500 Interfaith Youth Leaders – You can connect with the interfaith youth movement by joining IFYC’s Bridge Builders Network.

• 10 Practice Norms of the Just Peacemaking Paradigm

• Just Vision – who offered an interactive workshop titled: Voices from the Field – Palestinian & Israeli Nonviolent Civilian Efforts. Be sure to watch their film: Encounter Point.

• Journal for Inter-religious Dialogue  - Their next issue’s theme: In the Face of Conflict: Multi-Religious Cooperation for Peace.