“2006 Report on International Religious Freedom”
See the 2006 International Religious Freedom Report from the U.S. State Department.
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Charles Muller
Charles Muller is a professor in the humanities department at Toyo Gakuen University in Japan. He is the author of The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism’s Guide to Meditation and can speak about Buddhism among Koreans. He also runs the website Resources for East Asian Language and Thought and has become interested in how the Internet can be […]
“LA Muslims see hope for interfaith relations in the new Catholic Pope Francis”
Read a Southern California Public Radio story about how Los Angeles Muslims see potential for stronger interfaith relations with the Catholic Pope Francis.
“Pope reaches out to Islam”
Read a March 29, 2001, BBC report about Pope John Paul II becoming the first pope to visit a mosque.
“New Pope Approaches Islam with Caution”
Listen to an April 7, 2005, Morning Edition report from National Public Radio about how Pope Benedict takes a less conciliatory approach to Islam than did his predecessor.
“Islam and the West”
The BBC posts a page on the relationship of Islam and the West.
“Interfaith Dialogue Resources”
Beliefnet posts a page about interfaith dialogue, which includes links to guidelines about dialogue, interfaith organizations, and essays about interfaith dialogue.
“Grande Soy Vanilla Latte with Cinnamon, No Foam: Jewish Identity and Community in a Time of Unlimited Choices”
Read the 2006 Reboot poll which found that many young Jews are intensely interested in their Jewish identity but disinterested in Jewish institutional life.
“How Spiritual Are America’s Jews?”
Read a Synagogue 3000 article about the growth of spirituality in the Jewish youth and the national expansion of Judaism.