* '''''Organizational Chaplaincy Relevance:''''' The [[Religious Freedom and Business Foundation|Religious Freedom and Business Foundation (RFBF)]] [https://religiousfreedomandbusiness.org/redi Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index] pledges that interfaith studies are imprescindible because of the relations between [[religion and health]] by stating that ''"religious freedom is the next'' [[Diversity, equity, and inclusion|diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)]] field of inquiry for [[Environmental, social, and corporate governance|environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)]], which is obviously important also for [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organizations]].
* '''''Organizational Chaplaincy Relevance:''''' The [[Religious Freedom and Business Foundation|Religious Freedom and Business Foundation (RFBF)]] [https://religiousfreedomandbusiness.org/redi Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index] pledges that interfaith studies are imprescindible because of the relations between [[religion and health]] by stating that ''"religious freedom is the next'' [[Diversity, equity, and inclusion|diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)]] field of inquiry for [[Environmental, social, and corporate governance|environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)]], which is obviously important also for [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organizations]].
* '''''Personal Affairs Relevance:''''' Since we have an ever increasing number of [[Interfaith marriage|Interfaith marriages]], families, groups, communities, and [[Civil Movement|civil movements]] worldwide, we also require further studies areas related to [[Religious education|interfaith multi-religious education]], as it is being developed by [https://worldreligions4kids.com World Religions Education for Kids], [https://arigatouinternational.org/all-with-children/online-courses Arigatou International Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC)], and the [[United States Agency for International Development]] [https://forb-learning.org Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Learning Platform].
* '''''Personal Affairs Relevance:''''' Since we have an ever increasing number of [[Interfaith marriage|Interfaith marriages]], families, groups, communities, and [[Civil Movement|civil movements]] worldwide, we also require further studies areas related to [[Religious education|interfaith multi-religious education]], as it is being developed by [https://worldreligions4kids.com World Religions Education for Kids], [https://arigatouinternational.org/all-with-children/online-courses Arigatou International Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC)], and the [[United States Agency for International Development]] [https://forb-learning.org Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Learning Platform].
[[File:Scarboro Missions Golden Rule Poster.jpg|alt=Scarboro Missions Golden Rule Poster, one of the first educational technologies developed through interfaith studies.|thumb|The [[Scarboro Missions]]' [[Golden Rule|"Golden Rule"]] poster, one of the first interfaith studies based [[Educational technology|educational technologies]], distributed as [[Open educational resources|open educational resource (OER)]].]]
== Interfaith Studies Methodology ==
== Interfaith Studies Methodology ==
'''Interfaith Study is an Interdisciplinary Field:''' The field's [[Scholar|scholars]] examine, through [[evidence-based education]] [[interdisciplinarity]], uses [[Scientific method|scientific methods]] to inquiry on the multiple ways in which different [[Religious, spiritual, and secular identities|religious, spiritual, and secular identities (RSSIs)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interfaith Research Institute Presentation |url=https://interfaithresearch.org}}</ref> influence how [[religious people]], [[Faith-based organization|faith-based organizations (FBOs)]], and [[interfaith-based organizations]], who orient themselves around [[Religious belief|religious beliefs]] and [[laity]], interact with one another and in [[:fr:Interconviction|interconvictional dialogue]] with [[Nonreligion|nonreligious]] persons and institutions (including [[Humanist Movement|humanist]], [[Ethical movement|ethical]], [[Atheist Alliance International|atheist]], [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] [[Freedom From Religion Foundation|movements]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Minois |first=George |url=https://editoraunesp.com.br/catalogo/9788539305247,historia-do-ateismo |title=History of Atheism |isbn=9788539305247}}</ref> under the [[secular state]] [[rule of law]]. This includes the overall in-depth research and [[data analysis]] of:[[File:InterfaithStudiesCover.jpg|thumb|The [[Academicdiscipline|discipline]] defining [https://amazon.com.br/Interreligious-Interfaith-Studies-Defining-English-ebook/dp/B077RH2L3J "Interreligious/InterfaithStudies"] bookcover.]]
'''Interfaith Study is an Interdisciplinary Field:''' The field's [[Scholar|scholars]] examine, through [[evidence-based education]] [[interdisciplinarity]], uses [[Scientific method|scientific methods]] to inquiry on the multiple ways in which different [[Religious, spiritual, and secular identities|religious, spiritual, and secular identities (RSSIs)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interfaith Research Institute Presentation |url=https://interfaithresearch.org}}</ref> influence how [[religious people]], [[Faith-based organization|faith-based organizations (FBOs)]], and [[interfaith-based organizations]], who orient themselves around [[Religious belief|religious beliefs]] and [[laity]], interact with one another and in [[:fr:Interconviction|interconvictional dialogue]] with [[Nonreligion|nonreligious]] persons and institutions (including [[Humanist Movement|humanist]], [[Ethical movement|ethical]], [[Atheist Alliance International|atheist]], [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] [[Freedom From Religion Foundation|movements]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Minois |first=George |url=https://editoraunesp.com.br/catalogo/9788539305247,historia-do-ateismo |title=History of Atheism |isbn=9788539305247}}</ref> under the [[secular state]] [[rule of law]]. This includes the overall in-depth research and [[data analysis]] of:[[File:Scarboro Missions Golden Rule Poster.jpg|alt=Scarboro Missions Golden Rule Poster, one of the first educational technologies developed through interfaith studies.|thumb|The [[Scarboro Missions]]' [[Golden Rule|"Golden Rule"]] poster, one of the first interfaith studies based [[Educational technology|educational technologies]], distributed as [[Open educational resources|open educational resource (OER)]].]]
* [[Nonviolence]] [[Peace and conflict studies|Peace and Conflict Studies]]
* [[Nonviolence]] [[Peace and conflict studies|Peace and Conflict Studies]]