Forty Years of Interfaith Experience in the Greater Toronto Area
This essay provides an overview of the past forty years of the interfaith movement in Greater Toronto. Four areas of interfaith activities are addressed: building trust through interfaith relationships, learning about other faith traditions, collaborating on social-justice projects, and sharing in t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2018
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-200 |
| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America |
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Multi-Faith Centre
B Social Justice B Communities B Encounter World Religions Centre B Toronto Interfaith Youth Directory B Interfaith worship B Scarboro Missions B Toronto Area Interfaith Council B Faith B Faith in the Common Good B Homelessness B Interfaith History and Directory of Groups B Golden Rule Poster B MultiFaith Alliance to End Homelessness B Faith in the city |
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| Summary: | This essay provides an overview of the past forty years of the interfaith movement in Greater Toronto. Four areas of interfaith activities are addressed: building trust through interfaith relationships, learning about other faith traditions, collaborating on social-justice projects, and sharing in the wisdom traditions of other faiths. Toronto's interfaith movement became a unifying force among diverse faith communities, and for many it contributed to a shift in the way religion is understood and experienced. Obstacles encountered include lack of infr astructure, funding, and skilled professionals, and the erroneous assumption by some leaders of mainstream religious bodies that interfaith activities dilute or corrupt the faith experience of the individual or of the faith community. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2018.0013 |