IARF 124th Annivesary Celebrated by BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony
IARF 124th Formation Day celebrated by BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony in India, promoting interfaith harmony and coexistence.
Can a purpose for religion be deduced?
Religion largely aims to instill the Golden Rule, emphasizing compassion across different traditions, as highlighted on Karen Armstrong’s CharterforCompassion.org. This ethos, promoting altruism, drives human survival and outlines initiatives like the Unitarian Universalist Association’s commitment to transforming the world through liberating love, addressing global ills such as hate, greed, and social inequalities.
New Book: “Fideology: A journey of Faith and Trust by Richard Boeke”, long-time IARF bridge-builder.
Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke’s latest book is Fideology: Building Trust through the Shared Experience of Faith at the Root of the World’s Religions. Fideology refers to “faith as trust. The word, coined by Richard, is based on the same Greek roots as fidelity, confidence, and bona fide. Richard credits his teacher, Professor Wilfred Cantwell Smith, and friend and mentor Huston […]
Watch “Levels of Dialogue: Religious Experience in an Interfaith Context”
In this session, recorded on 13 November 2023 during Inter Faith Week, the British Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom, in collaboration with the World Congress of Faiths, embarked on a deep exploration of interreligious dialogue’s dynamic tension between the unique characteristics of different faiths and their universal connections. The event, held via […]
9th Annual UN Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs
The Ninth Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International -affairs attracted more than 600 people. It was held online on January 24, 2023 exploring the theme “Securing People’s Wellbeing and Planetary Sustainability”, and was organized by the World Council of Churches and a coalition of around 27 faith-based organizations, institutions […]
IARF India Chapter’s Engagements in October: Solidarity and Discourse
By Dr. James Arputharaj Williams, India Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom An Inter-Faith Journey of Solidarity to Manipur Backdrop of the Crisis: Manipur, a state nestled in Northeast India, recently witnessed devastating ethnic unrest. Since 3 May 2023, long-standing tensions between the Kuki tribe, primarily Christians, and the Meitei community, who are […]
BV Foundation Commemorates International Day of Peace 2023
Summary The BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony, a member group of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), hosted a special event in honor of the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2023. The event was conducted at SVVP Degree College in MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, under the chairmanship of Prof. Prakasa […]
Visakhapatnam Commemorates Hiroshima and Nagasaki
by Prof. Narava Prakasa Rao, IC Member, IARF and Chairman, BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony Member Group VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA – From August 6th to 9th, 2023, the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) in collaboration with the BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony conducted a series of commemorative meetings at various schools and colleges […]
Recent Supreme Court Cases in the U.S. Interpreting Religious Freedom
This will be the first IARF Congress that my congregation and I participate in. I’m the current president of the board of directors for the Free Congregation of Sauk County, Wisconsin, which is the last surviving Freie Gemeinde of a hundred or so established by German immigrants to the U.S. between 1850 and 1950. My […]
IARF Ideals Practiced in Our Congregation – Free-Religious Congregation in Offenbach am Main, Germany
The free-religious community in Offenbach has been a part of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) since the 1920s. Besides our connection with the international IARF community, a significant concern is promoting dialogue, cooperation, and the further development of religious life among diverse religions and worldviews. Below, we present a few of the projects […]