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 Interfaith Dialogue Organization (IDO) organized a panel discussion on March 22, 2009 at W.T Young Library Auditorium. The panel was about the Common Word initiative in general and how we can use this opportunity to foster dialogue efforts in our community. We were fortunate to have Dr. Swanson from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Dr. Ismail Acar from Bard College, NY. Dr. Swanson emphasized how the Common Word initiative is timely, useful and promising for both Christians and Muslims. By referring to verses from the Quran, Dr. Acar demonstrated that Muslims have theological foundations to be involved in dialogue with Christians.
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 Interfaith Dialogue Organization organized a wonderful panel discussion about Jewish - Muslim Dialogue on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. The event was supported by the Student Government of University of Kentucky and a student among the audience won an iTouch. Speakers were Mehri Niknam and Ibrahim Kalin. Mehri Niknam was at our university with a Fullbright scholarship for a research project. She is Iranian-born Jewish scholar and from the Joseph Interfaith Foundation from England. Ibrahim Kalin is a Muslim scholar teaching at Georgetown University. In spite of tension in the region during the panel and salience of the political dimension of the issue, speakers emphasized the necessity of dialogue between two religions, its necessity and what they have been doing.
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 Interfaith Dialogue Organization organized a lecture by Dr. B. Jill Carroll, author of "A Dialogue of Civilization" on "Demands of religious diversity and the ways in which peaceful coexistence can be achieved amidst radical religious pluralism" on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the William T. Young Library Auditorium of the University of Kentucky. "This study is sure to challenge the reader and illuminate the opportunities for improved human understanding that cross-cultural religious dialogue offers to the peoples of the twenty-first century". Bradley K. Hawkins, California State University, Long Beach |
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 In partnership with Interfaith Dialogue Organization, Student Diversity Engagement of the University of Kentucky organized a panel on "Religious Diversity" on December 7, 2007. IDO took up the moderator role in the panel. First, panelists explained the essentials of their religions briefly. Then, three questions were posed to all the panelists. As they answer the questions, audience raised questions. It was joyful that very friendly and fruitful atmosphere was present in the room. Nearly a hundred people were present to watch the panel. "Religious Diversity" panel was one leg of the "Diversity Dialogues" organized by the Student Diversity Engagement.
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With some exceptions, there is not a real interest in Islamic philosophy and theology in Western institutions today. This ignored area has a potential to present enlightening insights to understand the development of the Western thought and to make contributions to the contemporary discussions in philosophy and theology. Scholars working in Islamic thought usually focus on its medieval background and consider it to be just a historical experience which is far away from today's intellectual world. Showing its relevance to today is quite importance to improve the studies in this field. Interfaith Dialogue Organization partnered with other institutions of the Univeristy of Kentucky in order to organize this conference. |
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