Interfaith Websites | Dialogue & Open Space

Interfaith Websites:

SF Bay Area | Northern California | National and International | Religious News

San Francisco Bay Area

• Abrahamic Alliance
  Campbell
  The purpose of the Abrahamic Alliance International is to unite Jews, Christians, and Muslims for active peacebuilding and relief of extreme poverty.
• Bay Area Satsang
  South Bay
  Local chapter of the International Satsang Association, dedicated to breaking down divisions between people of different races, religions, and cultures.
• California Institute for Integral Studies
  San Francisco
  CIIS offers a number of opportunities for interfaith learning and experience through their Public Programs.
• Carry the Vision
  Sponsors multifaith, multicultural, non-violence conferences and celebrations in South Bay.

• The Chaplaincy Institute, Interfaith Seminary
  Berkeley, CA

  The Chaplaincy Institute (ChI - pronouced "Chee") is an interfaith seminary specializing in practical and applied theology. It prepares students for skillful and compassionate service in our spiritually and culturally diverse world.

• Garrison-Martineau Project
  Hayward
  Offering dialogues between believers and non-believers.
• Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
  Walnut Creek
  The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County is an autonomous local organization committed to supporting the religions and communities of our county.
• Islamic Networks Group
  San Jose and National
  ING provides trained and certified Muslim speakers for all types of educational and commercial settings. They also offer an Interfaith Speakers Bureau with representatives of the five major world religions.
• Marin Interfaith Council
  Marin County
  A respectful collaborative — celebrating faith traditions, advocating justice, and building community.
• Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice
  Palo Alto
  People from 36 diverse faith communities and traditions saying NO to war and YES to peace and justice.
• Peninsula Clergy Network
  San Mateo
  Interactive network of clergy leaders in San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara Counties building knowledge, understanding and working relationships. PCN promotes increased interaction between religious and civic leaders and the communities they jointly serve.
• Presidio Interfaith Center
  San Francisco
  Providing hospitality at the interfaith Chapel at the Presidio, developing local and global connections, and creating interfaith learning environments and resources.
• San Francisco Interfaith Council
  San Francisco
  Bringing "people of different faith traditions together, bringing spiritual comfort at times of crisis, building understanding among various religious traditions, celebrating our diversity, and coordinating services to the citizens of San Francisco."
• Santa Clara University Interfaith Council
  Santa Clara
  Interfaith student group at Santa Clara University sponsors a variety of events.
• Saratoga Serves
  Saratoga
  Information on service projects in the Saratoga area. Sponsored by the Saratoga Ministerial Association.
• Silicon Valley FACES
  San Jose
  SV FACES promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
• Southbay Interfaith
  Santa Clara County
  Information and pictures from interfaith gatherings in 2005 and 2006, and other interfaith opportunities in the South Bay Area.
• The Interfaith Council on Economics & Justice
  San Jose
  The Interfaith Council on Economics & Justice is an association of over 400 clergy and laity. We address the crisis of working poverty and provide a moral framework for the public dialogue regarding race, religion, economic and social justice.
• United Religions Initiative
  San Francisco
  Promoting enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, ending religiously motivated violence, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.

Northern California

• Sacramento Interfaith Events Calendar
  Sacramento
  A calendar of Sacramento-area world spiritual and cultural events.

National and International

• America's Table:
  An Interfaith Thanksgiving Reader
  Developed by the American Jewish Committee in cooperation with a number of interfaith and diversity organizations.
• BeliefNet: Interfaith Dialogue Resources
  Resources for creating or joining an interfaith dialogue group, as well as readings to improve your dialogue. See also the BeliefNet Online Interfaith Dialogue Groups.
• Bridge Builders
  Sponsored by Interfaith Youth Core, this social networking site is focused especially on students.
• Comparative Religion
  The UK's largest interfaith site presenting the key books and writings of human spiritual and religious thought.
• CoNexus Multifaith Media
  Resource for interfaith calendars and books
• Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
  The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions was created to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world. Every five years, the Parliament sponsors an international gathering of interfaith activists.
• CrossCurrents
  CrossCurrents is a global network for people of faith and intelligence who are committed to connecting the wisdom of the heart and the life of the mind.
• Dialogue Institute
  Working globally to educate and train leaders for interreligious dialogue.
• First Amendment Center
  News and research on First Amendment issues, including religion in the public arena.
• The Golden Rule
  An interactive introduction to thirteen religious traditions and their formulations of "The Golden Rule." Sponsored by Scarboro Missions, a Canadian Catholic group.
• The Faith Club
  Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner— Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women— share their experiences in the book The Faith Club. Their website offers resources and suggestions for starting your own dialogue group.
• Faith Communities Today
  Hartford Seminary's Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership offers links to congregational studies, a newsletter and other resources
• Faiths Act
  A program of the Tony Blair Foundation, Faiths Act is the Foundation's multi-faith social action program, which mobilizes people of faith to work together on issues of health and global poverty, in order to help achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
• The Institute of Interfaith Dialogue
  Helping bring together communities to promote compassion, cooperation, partnership and community service through interfaith dialog and conversation.
• Interfaith Calendar
  Primary Sacred Times for World Religions
• Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
  Brings together eleven historic faith communities to promote dialogue, understanding and a sense of community among persons of diverse faiths and to work cooperatively for social and economic justice in metropolitan Washington.
• Interfaithing
  Based in Toronto, Canada, Interfaithing is a social network that seeks to unite and grow the global interfaith community while promoting friendship, respect, and kindness among all of humankind.
• InterfaithNews.net
  Positive spiritual, religious, and interfaith news.
• International Satsang Association
  An international organization; local chapters in San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Area and Southern California.
• Interreligious Dialogue
  The website of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
• Interreligious Insight
  A Journal of Dialogue and Engagement
• Multifaith Calendar
  Sacred Days for several religions, sponsored by Religions for Peace-USA, the Interfaith Center at the Presidio and others.
• NCC Interfaith Relations
  A blog with reflections on current issues by the Associate General Secretary for Interfaith Relations of the National Council of Churches.
• North American Interfaith Network (NAIN)
  An association of interfaith organizations and agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States
• One Voice
  Uniting the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians who seek a common ground for peace instead of violence. One Voice creates a meeting space for dialogue and organizing for a shared future.
• PeaceNext
  PeaceNext is a social networking site sponsored by the Parliament of the World's Religions
• Presbyterian Church USA: Interfaith Relations
  News and resources on intefaith relations from the Presbyterian (USA) national offices.
• The Pluralism Project
  Helping Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources.
• Religions for Peace-USA
  Fostering religious communities working together to build a society of peace and justice.
• Religious Tolerance.org
  Promoting religious tolerance and freedom, describing religious faiths in all their diversity, and describing controversial topics from all points of view.
• Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion: Interreligious Dialogue
  E-texts, e-journals, websites, syllabi and bibliographies.
• World Council of Churches-Interreligious Relations
  Projects, documents, and resources for interreligious dialogue, including the bi-annual journal Current Dialogue with articles on interreligious dialogue, news about interreligious events and related World Council of Churches consultation reports.
• Worldwide Faith News.

Dialogue & Open Space

• Conversation Café
  At Conversation Cafés, we will learn together how to create a culture of conversation—which is a culture of intelligence, peace, and political awareness.
• National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
  NCDD's mission is to bring together and support people, organizations, and resources in ways that expand the power of conversation to benefit society.
• Open Space
  Open Space Technology is a simple way to run productive meetings, for five to 2000+ people, and a powerful way to lead any kind of organization, in everyday practice and ongoing change
• Public Conversations Project
  Helping people with fundamental disagreements over divisive issues develop the mutual understanding and trust essential for strong communities and positive action.

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