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organization is an

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that encourages dialogue and cooperation between the world's different

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s. In 1893, the

Parliament of the Worlds Religions There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another c ...

held, in conjunction with the World Colombian Exposition, a conference held in

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that is believed to be the first interfaith gathering of notable significance. In the century since, many local, national and international organizations have been founded.

International organizations

* American Jewish Committee (AJC) Dept of Interreligious Affairs, established 1906 *

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is an academic research center at Georgetown University in Washington, DC dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and politics. The center was founded in 2006 under a ...

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricit ...

(CJCUC), established 2008 * Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, established 1988 *

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, established 1997 * European Council of Religious Leaders, established 2002 *

Fellowship of Reconciliation The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR or FOR) is the name used by a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries. They are linked by affiliation to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). ...

(FOR), established 1914 * Focolare Movement * Institute for Interreligious Dialogue * The

Interfaith Encounter Association The Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA) is an Israeli-based non-profit organization. Its primary purpose is to foster dialogue between different religious groups within the Holy Land (specifically Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze and Baháʼí ...

* Interfaith Worker Justice * The

International Association for Religious Freedom The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) is a charitable organization that works for religious freedom around the world. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900, and is the oldest international group that promotes dialo ...

(IARF), established 1900 *

International Council of Christians and Jews The International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) is an umbrella organization of 38 national groups in 32 countries worldwide engaged in the Christian-Jewish dialogue. Founded as a reaction to the Holocaust, many groups of theologians, hist ...

(ICCJ), established 1975 *

Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, is a new religious movement, whose members are called Unificationists, or " Moonies". It was officially founded on 1 May 1954 under the name Holy ...

International Humanist and Ethical Union Humanists International (known as the International Humanist and Ethical Union, or IHEU, from 1952–2019) is an international non-governmental organisation championing secularism and human rights, motivated by secular humanist values. Foun ...

- world body for

Humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...

that promotes

comparative religion Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study of religion yie ...

and inter religious dialogue
The Lutheran World Federation
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Interfaith and Peace
established 1947 *

KAICIID Dialogue Centre The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, mostly referred to as "International Dialogue Centrand globally known by its abbreviation, KAICIID, is an Intergovernmental organization, inter-g ...

, established in 2012 * North American Interfaith Network (NAIN), established 2000 * The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing, established 2000 * The Sovereign Order of the Ecumenical Knights of Malta O.S.J. *

Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding (or Tanenbaum) is a secular non-profit organization that works to promote mutual respect and understanding and fight religious prejudice in workplaces, schools, health care settings and conflict z ...

* Temple of Understanding (ToU), established 1960 *

United Religions Initiative The United Religions Initiative (URI) is a global grassroots interfaith network. It has local and global initiatives through more than 800 member groups and organizations, called Cooperation Circles, to engage in community action such as conflic ...

(URI), established 2000 * The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, established 1964 * The World Conference of Religions for Peace, established 1970 *

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most ju ...

Team on Interreligious Relations, established 1948
1000 Abrahamic Circles Project
established 2018

National and local bodies

* Inter-Religious Organisation, (Singapore), established 1949 * Comité Pro Paz (Chile), 1973-1975; supported human rights during the Pinochet regime *

The Interfaith Alliance Interfaith Alliance is a national interfaith organization in the United States founded in 1994 to counteract the religious right. Its stated goal is to protect faith and freedom by respecting individual rights, preserving the boundaries between re ...

(USA), established 1994 *

Interfaith Partners of South Carolina Interfaith Partners of South Carolina (IPSC) is an organization formed in 2010 to promote better understanding among people of the many religious, spiritual, and secular-ethical traditions throughout South Carolina. History In a state of ...

(USA), established 2010 *

Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism ( ms, Majlis Perundingan Malaysia Agama Buddha, Kristian, Hindu, Sikh dan Tao; abbrev: MCCBCHST) is a non-profit interfaith organization in Malaysia. ...

, established 1983 * Network of Spiritual Progressives, established 2006 * Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, established 2016 *

Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington, D.C. The Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington, D.C., (IFFP) is an interfaith congregation founded by four “founding moms” in 1995. It has grown from a Jewish and Christian Sunday School in a Takoma Park, Maryland home into a community ...

, established in 1995

Governmental Institutions

Some governmental institutions are geared specifically with dealing with diversity of religions. *

Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau {{primary sources, date=July 2012 Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau (formerly the National Police Ethnic Advisory Bureau) was an agency of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs of the Government of Australia. It w ...

International organizations

National and local bodies

Governmental Institutions

See also