List of Interreligious Organizations

An interreligious organisation or interfaith organization is an organisation that encourages dialogue and cooperation between the world's different religions. In 1893, the Parliament of the Worlds Religions held, in conjunction with the World Columbian Exposition, a conference in Chicago that is believed to be the first interfaith gathering of significance. In the century since, many organizations have been founded.

International organizations

• American Jewish Committee (AJC) Dept of Interreligious Affairs, established 1906
• Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University
• Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, established 1988
• European Council of Religious Leaders, established 2002
• Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), established 1914
• Focolare Movement
• Humanity's Team, established 2003
• Institute for Interreligious Dialogue
• The Interfaith Encounter Association
• Interfaith Worker Justice
• The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), established 1900
• International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), established 1975
• International Council for Inter-Religious Cooperation (ICIRC), established 2009
• Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace
• International Humanist and Ethical Union - world body for Humanism that promotes comparative religion and interreligious dialogue
• North American Interfaith Network (NAIN), established 2000
• The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing, established 2000
• Temple of Understanding (ToU), established 1960
• United Religions Initiative (URI), established 2000
• The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, established 1964
• The World Conference of Religions for Peace, established 1970
• World Council of Churches Team on Interreligious Relations, established 1948
• Sacred Space International, established 2002
• The Elijah Interfaith Institute, established 1997
• Universal Interfaith Peace Mission, renamed 1998, established 1990

National bodies

• The Interfaith Alliance (USA), established 1994
• Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore (IRO), established 1949
• Network of Spiritual Progressives, established 2006
• Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism, established 1983

Governmental Institutions

Some governmental institutions are geared specifically with dealing with diversity of religions.

• Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau

See also

• Interfaith