Dear Friends,
We are delighted to share with you information about the Pluralism
Project's presence at this weekend's Parliament of the World's Religions in
Salt Lake City and at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting
happening in Atlanta this November. Please follow us on Twitter
<http://www.twitter.com/pluralismproj> and Facebook
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updates about these events as they happen.
*Pluralism Project at the Parliament of the World's Religions*
*Saturday, October 17th, 10:00-11:30AM*
Assistant Director Whittney Barth will participant in a panel discussion
with representatives from the White House Office of Faith Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships. She will be highlighting the Pluralism Project's
ongoing research on promising practices
<http://www.pluralism.org/interfaith> within local interfaith efforts.
The panel
session <https://event.crowdcompass.com/2015parliament/activity/DgghoLJnPw> is
scheduled to take place this *Saturday, October 17th from 10:00-11:30AM in
Ballroom B of the Salt Palace Convention Center* in Salt Lake City.
Pluralism Project flyers will also be available in the common area near the
"Faith Spaces" section of the Convention Center throughout the duration of
the Parliament. If you're around, please pick some up and share with your
friends!
*Pluralism Project to Co-Host Reception at the American Academy of Religion
Annual Meeting*
The Pluralism Project would like to cordially invite you to the
Interreligious and Interfaith Studies Group reception at the upcoming 2015
American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. The reception
will be held on *Saturday, November 21st from 7-9pm and take place in the
Westin Savannah C*.
The reception is being hosted jointly by the Interfaith Youth Core, the
Center for Jewish, Christian and Islamic Studies (JCIS) at Chicago
Theological Seminary, the Center for Inter-Religious and Communal
Leadership Education (CIRCLE) at Andover Newton Theological School and
Hebrew College, the Institute for Islamic, Christian & Jewish Studies (ICJS),
the KAICIID Dialogue Centre, and the Pluralism Project at Harvard
University.
All are welcome; RSVPs to staff(a)pluralism.org are appreciated but not
required.
We are also excited to announce that our website, pluralism.org, is getting
a makeover! This transformation will take place over the coming months. In
the interim, we appreciate your patience and understanding as features like
our regularly updated Religion Diversity Newsfeed
<http://www.pluralism.org/newsfeed> take a brief hiatus during this
transition period. Still, we are pleased to offer a sneak peek at a few
pieces of new research completed by members of our summer internship team:
- Conference Report: Compassion Summit
<http://www.pluralism.org/reports/view/649> (Anaheim, CA)
- Promising Practice: Dinner Dialogues
<http://www.pluralism.org/reports/interfaith_view/648> (Houston, TX)
- Profile: Women's Mosque of America
<http://pluralism.org/profiles/view/82716> (Los Angeles, CA)
- Profile: Religions for Peace USA
<http://www.pluralism.org/profiles/view/73136> (New York, NY)
Special thanks to interns
<http://www.pluralism.org/about/people/#interns> Faezeh
Fathizadeh, Mahek Bhojani, Charlotte Isaac, Avi Rothfeld, Zuki Ragde, Tyler
Jankauskas, Julia Hintlian, Shannon Boley, Emma Bass, and Anna Lee White
for all of their research efforts this summer. We look forward to sharing
more new content with the launch of the new site!
All the best,
The Pluralism Project Staff
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The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
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Cambridge, MA 02138
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