This Project comprises an experiment in interfaith dialogue with the purpose of bringing reconciliation between a group of Christians and Muslims in Northern Nigeria, whose life was disrupted by violence in 1987. The Project is situated in the village of Wusasa, near the city of…
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The Many Faces of God was an interfaith education experience for lay Christians introducing them to the Christian theologies of the religions as well as to the basic beliefs and tenets of five world religions. The students in the course studied Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism…
Most historians regard the 1920s as a period of increasing anti-Semitism in the United States. In response to growing anti-Semitism, religious liberals created institutions to promote good will between Jews and Christians. The goodwill movement, which culminated in the National …
An Italian rabbi, kabbalist, publisher and thinker of Moroccan descent who lived in the Tuscan port city of Livorno and championed the Risorgimento, Elia Benamozegh's abundant writings encompass exegesis, historical studies and various newspaper contributions, in Hebrew, Italian…
As conflicts surrounding the global Muslim community and other religious divisions continue to capture the attention of the media and public audiences, scholars and community practitioners increasingly extol the benefits of interfaith dialogue and action for developing interfait…
Religious literacy and relationship building between religious groups and individuals remain a crucial need in the United States. This need is particularly acute in 'diversity deserts,' such as religiously exclusive college campuses. Colleges must respond to this need and course…
Social workers have a history of engagement with refugees since the inception of the profession. However, many social workers engage with clients without knowing about their refugee status, and globalization and forced displacement is causing this to be a more frequent issue at …
In 2020, over a million international students enrolled at universities in the United States. A significant percent come from Muslim-majority countries whose governments sponsor their education abroad. As overall international enrollments decrease, recruiting this population rem…
Thai society is a society in which people are free to choose and practice their religion. Thailand does not have an official national religion, yet the Thai constitution still stipulates that the king must be a Buddhist and the patriarch of the religion. The majority of its popu…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand how students from minoritized religious traditions and non-religious belief systems experience a sense of belonging and inclusion at Jesuit Catholic universities. Specifically, the study sought to determine the influ…
This dissertation brings together an interfaith ethos of mystic spirituality, the liberative praxis of prophetic theology, and the applied metaphysical principles of New Thought in a constructive theology emphasizing individual and social transformation. Drawing on the literatur…
This dissertation examines the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music and the historical and cultural milieu of which it is a part. Held annually since 1994 in the city of Fes, Morocco, this festival was first launched in the wake of the first Gulf War as an interfaith initiative an…
This dissertation examines the place and nature of dialogue and engagement in conflictual interfaith relations through a multilayered study of political Islam's impact on Christian-Muslim relations within the Nigerian sociopolitical and cultural context. By examining a contempor…
Contemporary Muslim-Christian relations, globally as well as in the Middle East and in Egypt--the case study for this research--are influenced by a multitude of dynamic political, social, cultural and economic factors. Utilizing the Protracted Social Conflict theory as an overar…