THE INTERRELIGOUS COORDINATING COUNCIL IN ISRAEL

Links to InterFaith Resources

• American Interfaith Institute - works among religious scholars and educators to build bridges of communication between Christians and Jews.
• Association of Interfaith Ministers - non profit association of interfaith clergy providing support services for its members and information on interfaith for the public.
• The Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations - The Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations is an independent institution supported by Anglia Polytechnic University, the Cambridge Theological Federation, the Council of Christians and Jews, and many nationally and internationally recognised figures in the field of Jewish-Christian Relations, including several members of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity.
• Computer-Assisted Theology- Internet Resources for the Study and Teaching of Theology. An excellent annotated index of Internet resources on various religions.
• Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions - Promote understanding and cooperation among religious and spiritual communities and institutions around the world.
• Hinduism - guide to various aspects of Indian religious thought and inter-religious understanding.
• The Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies - The ICJS is a non-profit organization which concentrates its educational expertise on the dual tasks of disarming religious hatred and establishing models of interfaith understanding. Founded in 1987 by an interfaith coalition of laity and clergy, the ICJS offers a variety of educational programs which highlight the distinctiveness of the Jewish and Christian traditions and confront the dangerous misunderstandings that have evolved in our two communities. The website contains articles from their seminars and journals, a moderated discussion group as well as current additions to their website.
• Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research- The Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research seeks to discern the meaning of Christian identity and unity in a religiously and culturally diverse nation and world, and to communicate that meaning for the mission of the church and the renewal of human community. The Institute is committed to research, study, prayer, reflection and dialogue, in a place shaped by the Benedictine tradition of worship and work.
• Inter Religious Federation for World Peace - dedicated to the pursuit of world peace through inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
• Interfaith Center of New York - The Interfaith Center of New York seeks to integrate the sacred into our daily lives and to apply the wisdom and resources of the world's religious traditions to issues of conflict in local communities and among nations.
• Interfaith Council of Greater New York  - Mission Statement: The members of The Interfaith Council of Greater New York are dedicated to the promotion of understanding and peace among the different faith traditions in the greater New York community.   Our vehicle for this is to support, encourage and create forums and programs for interfaith dialogue in the New York community.
• Interfaith Fellowship - spiritual community of worship, celebration and healing. Draws from a broad range of faiths and spiritual paths.
• Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston - aims to enable persons and congregations to provide services/advocate for those in need and coordinate activities that promote shared religious values.
• Interfaith Voices for Peace and Justice - communications network and database for North American faith-based groups working for the betterment of society.
• Interfaith Voices for Peace and Justice - is a communications network and database for North American faith-based groups working for the betterment of society.  The system provides a variety of ways that representatives from these groups can interact with one another in the search for a common peace and justice agenda.
• interfaith.org - cooperative association of not-for-profit religious and spiritual organizations combining resources for the WWW.
• InterfaithFamily.com - contains a biweekly webzine published by Jewish Family & Life! for interfaith families featuring articles, chats, discussions, and resources.
• International Association for Religious Freedom - non-governmental organization (NGO) with general consultative status at the UN that supports religious freedom through interfaith cooperation and local community service and development strategies.
• International Committee for the Peace Council - international and interfaith group of religious leaders working together in practical ways for peace.
• International Council of Christians and Jews - Serving as the umbrella organisation of 29 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organisations world-wide
• International Interfaith Center- The IIC, a UK based organization, aims to support the work of organizations and individuals to further peaceful relations, respect and understanding between people with different faith beliefs. They promote research into ways of developing inter-religious understanding, cooperation and respect for religious freedom., facilitate cooperation between people and groups actively engaged in inter-religious work , provide a support center to strengthen personal contact between those engaged in interfaith work and the study of religions and offers advice to those who consult it. A Spiritual Centre to provide opportunities for learning about prayer, worship and meditation in the world's religions. Lectures, newsletters, and dates of sponsored activities are available on their website.
• International Interfaith Centre - aims to support the work of organisations and individuals to further peaceful relations, respect and understanding between people with different faith beliefs.
• Jewish-Christian Relations - This site is concerned with issues of on-going Christian-Jewish dialogue. It is not about conversion or Christian-Jewish messianism. The site contains articles, bibliographies and other resources, pages of Christian-Jewish organizations, addresses of and links to institutes and groups involved in the dialogue, statements of churches, joint statements, as well as news, events and reports. Many contributions are also available in German.
• Journal of Ecumenical Studies  - The Journal of Ecumenical Studies, an academic journal that focuses on vitally important religious issues, offers a venue for meaningful publication, and consistently maintains the caliber of exemplary scholarship, intellectual inquisitiveness, and over-all excellence that has been the norm at JES since 1964. The website contains a listing of recent issues and their table of contents.
• Millenium Summit - On August 28 through August 31, 2000 in the first gathering of its kind, the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders (opening at the United Nations) will unite several hundred preeminent leaders from the world's great religious and faith traditions to pledge a commitment for the achievement of world peace.
• Monastic Interreligious Dialog (MID) - established by the Benedictine Confederation to assume a leadership role in the dialogue between Christianity and the religions of the East. Also sponsers intermonastic exchange with Tibetan monks and nuns exiled in India.
• Northwest Assistance Ministries - an interfaith coalition assisting families in need in Harris County.
• Order of the Holy Spirit - an interfaith religious order open to all.
• Pluralism Project - an ongoing research project on religious pluralism in the United States at Harvard University.
• Religious Youth Service (RYS) - A worldwide interfaith service organization, volunteers come from diverse spiritual traditions to work in harmony and provide humanitarian service.
• SIDIC - Service International de Documentation Judeo-Chretienne - The SIDIC Center (Service International de Documentation Judeo-Christienne), one of the fruits of the Second Vatican Council, was created in November 1965 by several bishops and experts who had labored for the declaration Nostra Aetate (par. 4) concerning the Church's relations with the Jewish people.
• Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding  - The Tanenbaum Center's mission is to foster interreligious understanding and to apply it as a tool to resolve and prevent intergroup conflicts in the workplace, in the classroom, and in  the public arena.
• Thanks-Giving Square - inter-religious and multi-cultural shrine and research center devoted to the expression of gratitude.
• United Communities of Spirit - A global interfaith network, linking people of diverse faiths and beliefs who want to work with others to build a better world. UCS is designed to support the emergence of a vital and powerful global community of spiritual people, and provides a variety of ways for our members to interact with one another, including a comprehensive searchable directory. Our network includes email/web conference facilities and an extensive database, that allow you to express the fine details of your personal beliefs. Our database organizes this information, seeking for the common factors and universal truths that unite people of diverse cultures.
• United Communities of Spirit - Multi-media interfaith network system with roots in 1993 Parliament of World Religions, includes extensive listserv network with Hypermail archives.
• United Religions Initiative - designed to create the United Religions, a permanent public forum for interfaith dialogue and collaboration.
• World Congress of Faiths  - World Congress of Faiths was established in 1936 when Sir Francis Younghusband, a person of vision and action, convened the first World Congress of Faiths in London. The website offers information about publications and membership and contact information.
• World Council of Churches
• World Interfaith Education Association - promoting Interfaith education in schools, in faith communities and among the public.
• World Scripture - World Scripture contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions. It is organized in terms of 164 different themes common to all traditions. This text is the result of a five-year project involving the collaboration of an international team of 40 recognized scholars representing all the major religions of the world.

Note: Cephas Ministry added bold lettering. Religion is linked to Ecology to add more power to the project.

(source: http://www.icci.co.il/linkpageinterfaith.htm - ICCI - PO Box 8771 - Jerusalem, 91086, Israel)

 

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