The Inter Faith Network, fully known as The Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom, is a registered charity that works with its member bodies "to advance public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, traditions and practices of different faith communities in Britain and to promote good relations between persons of different faiths." It was formed in 1987 and registered as a charity in 1997.

History

The Inter Faith Network works with faith communities,

interfaith Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e. "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is ...

organizations, educators, and others to understanding of different religious and spiritual traditions across the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. The IFN initially recognized only a few religious traditions, though gradually this was expanded to include additional faiths, including

Druidry A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Wh ...

through its acceptance of

The Druid Network The Druid Network is a British druidic (neo-pagan) organisation providing a source of information and inspiration about modern Druidic traditions, practices and their histories. It was founded in February 2003 by Emma Restall Orr, and approved as a ...

as a religion in 2014.{{Cite web, last=Dawson, first=Andrew, date=2016-04-20, title=Religious diversity and the shifting sands of political prioritization : Reflections on the UK context, url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/, access-date=2020-07-11, website=The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity, language=en, doi=10.4324/9781315762555-10

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The Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom
Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Interfaith organizations