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Interfaith program offers summer seminars on religious diversity in America
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5/16/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
The Interfaith Education Initiative (IEI), a joint project of Episcopal Relief and Development and the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, is offering three summer seminars to help Episcopalians better understand the beliefs and practices of the many religions now a part of America's religious landscape.
'Worldviews: Foundations for Inter-religious Dialogue' will be offered June 10-15 on the campus of the University of Michigan in Dearborn, co-sponsored by the Diocese of Michigan and the university's Center for the Study of Religion and Society.
A second session of 'Worldviews' will be offered July 22-27 at the General Theological Seminary in New York.
The third seminar, 'An Anglican Response to Islam,' will be held at General July 15-20 and feature a historical overview of Anglicanism's encounter with Islam, as well as discussion of Islamic law, eschatology, and human rights.
All three seminars will feature site-visits, provide information on religious beliefs and practices, and discuss interfaith dialogue methods and issues. IEI was created as a response to the tragedy of September 11 terrorist attacks.
For further information contact IEI at 800-334-7626, ext. 6312 or interfaith@episcopalchurch.org.
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