Interreligious organisation

An interreligious organisation or interfaith organisation is an organisation that encourages dialogue and cooperation between the world's different religions. In 1893, the Parliament of the Worlds Religions held, in conjunction with the World Columbian Exposition, a conference in Chicago that is believed to be the first interfaith gathering of significance. In the century since, many organizations have been founded.

International organisations

* "American Jewish Committee (AJC) Dept of Interreligious Affairs," established 1906, [http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.823789/k.7920/Intergroup_Initiatives.htm website]
* "Association of Interfaith Ministers" (AIM), established 1986
* "Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University [http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/ website]
* "Boston Dialogue Foundation, established 2000, [http://www.bostondialogue.org/ website]
* "Center for World Thanksgiving", established 1964
* "Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions", established 1988, [http://www.cpwr.org website]
* "Dovetail Institute for Interfaith Family Resources" (DI-IFR), [http://www.dovetailinstitute.org website]
* "Ecumene: A Meeting Place for the World's Religions and Ideologies", [http://ecumene.org website]
* "Elijah Interfaith Institute", established 1996, [http://www.elijah-interfaith.org/804/ website]
* "Greater Boston Interfaith Organization" (GBIO), established 1996, [http://www.gbio.org/ website]
* "Fellowship of Reconciliation" (FOR), established 1914
* "Focolare Movement"
* "Humanity's Team", established 2003, [http://humanitysteam.org website]
* "Institute for Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue" (IIID), at Temple University, established 1978, [http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/iiid.htm website]
* "The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, established 2002, [http://www.interfaithdialog.org/ website]
* "Interfaith Action, Inc, established 1999, [http://www.ifaction.org/ website]
* "Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, established 2004, [http://www.interfaithcenterpa.org website]
* "Interfaith Center of New York", established 1997, [http://www.interfaithcenter.org website]
* "Interfaith Coalition for the Environment", established 1996, [http://www.interfaith-coalition-for-the-environment.org website]
* "Interfaith Coalition on Energy", established 1980, [http://www.interfaithenergy.com website]
* " [http://www.interfaithathens.org Interfaith Cultural Organization] ", established 2004, [http://www.interfaithathens.org website]
* "The Interfaith Encounter Association", [http://www.interfaith-encounter.org website]
* "Interfaith Voices: A public radio show promoting religious harmony and interfaith understanding", [http://interfaithradio.org web-site and on-line radio]
* "Interfaith Voices For Peace And Justice", [http://interspirit.net/ifvabout.cfm?c=3&group=462833 website]
* "Interfaith Worker Justice", [http://www.iwj.org website]
* "Interfaith Youth Core", established 1998, [http://www.ifyc.org website]
* "The International Association for Religious Freedom" (IARF). established 1900, [http://www.iarf.net website]
* "International Council of Christians and Jews" (ICCJ), established 1975, [http://www.iccj.org/en/index.php website]
* "International Interfaith Centre" (IIC), established 1993, [http://www.interfaith-center.org website]
* " [http://www.iifwp.org Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace] "
* " [http://www.irfwp.org/about/about_goal.shtml Interreligious Federation for World Peace] "
* International Humanist and Ethical Union - world body for Humanism that promotes comparative religion and interreligious dialogue
* "The Lakeshore Interfaith Institute", [http://www.motherstrust.org/missionst.htm website]
* "Monastic Interreligious Dialogue" (MID), established 1978, [http://www.monasticdialog.com website]
* "North American Interfaith Network" (NAIN), established 2000, [http://www.nain.org website]
* "North London Interfaith", established 2006, [http://www.northlondoninterfaith.org.uk website]
* "The Peace Council", established 1995, [http://www.peacecouncil.org/About.html website]
* "The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing", established 2000, [http://www.religiousinstitute.org website]
* "Rumi Forum, established 1999, [http://www.rumiforum.org/server/ website]
* [http://www.sandiegodialogsociety.org/ San Diego Dialog Society] -San Diego, CA, USA.
* "Temple of Understanding" (ToU), established 1960, [http://www.templeofunderstanding.org website]
* "United Religions Initiative" (URI), established 2000, [http://www.uri.org website]
* "The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue", established 1964, [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/interelg/index.htm website]
* "World Conference on Religion and Peace", established 1970, [http://www.wcrp.org website]
* "World Congress of Faiths (WCF)", established 1930, [http://www.worldfaiths.org website]
* "World Council of Churches Team on Interreligious Relations", established 1948, [http://wcc-coe.org website]
* "World Faith Development Dialogue", established 1998, [http://www.wfdd.org.uk website]
* "The World Council of Religious Leaders", established 2002, [http://www.millenniumpeacesummit.com/wc_about.html website]
*"Divine Discussions Interfaith Community [http://www.divinediscussions.com website]

National bodies

* "Mexican Interfaith Council" (CIM), established 1992
* "Religions for Peace USA", [http://www.rfpusa.org website]
* "The Inter Faith Network for the UK", established 1987, [http://www.interfaith.co.uk website]
* "Interfaith Alliance UK", established 2003, [http://www.interfaithalliance.org.uk website]
* "The Interfaith Alliance" (USA), established 1994, [http://www.interfaithalliance.org website]
* "The National Religious Partnership for the Environment" (NRPE), established 1993, [http://www.nrpe.org website]
* "Network of Spiritual Progressives", established 2006, [http://www.spiritualprogressives.org website]
*"Christian Churches Together" established 2006
* "The Scriptural Reasoning Society", established 2007, [http://www.scripturalreasoning.org.uk website]
*"Zambia Interfaith Networking Group on HIV/AIDS (ZINGO)" established 1992, [http://www.zingo.co.zm website]
* "Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism", established 1983

Governmental Institutions

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

*Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau
*There is also a New Zealand Bureau along the same lines.

ee also

* Interreligious relations
* Interfaith