Regional Interfaith Dialogue, Connecting and Cooperating for Peace and Harmony In the Asia-Pacific region
Orthodox Christianity may be Russia’s most high-profile religion, but it is only one of the country’s four official “founding” faiths. Another of the four, Buddhism, has been experiencing a rebirth in post-Soviet Russia.
Read more…Buddhism flourishes in Siberia
After their dramatic rescue from Nang Non cave, the Thai boys and their soccer coach have ordained as novice monks for a period of nine days, as a part of paying respect to the Thai Navy SEAL, Saman Gunan, who died during the efforts to save them.
Read more…Why the rescued Thai soccer team has ordained as Buddhist novice monks
How have Buddhists become implicated in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world?
Read more…What’s the connection between Buddhism and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar?
Climate refugees or environmental migrants are people who are forced to leave their home region due to sudden or long-term changes to their local environment. These are changes which compromise their well-being or secure livelihood.
Read more…The Refugees The World Barely Pays Attention To
“Buddha” means “one who is awake.” The Buddha who lived 2,600 years ago was not a god. He was an ordinary person, named Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world.
Formally organised forms of religion are only one part of the picture of Australian society.
Read more…‘No religion’ and Jedi Knight find their place in Australian identity
Some are suggesting that Muslims are bringing anti-Semitism to Europe. However, it was in fact Europeans who took anti-Semitism to the Arab world in the first place. Diplomats in particular played an contemptible role. An essay by Professor Peter Wien
Read more…There is no tradition of anti-Semitism in Islam
As the son of Holocaust survivors, with virtually every member of my family having been either a victim or survivor, I ruled out the possibility of ever visiting a concentration camp. Doing so would be emotionally off the charts. That all changed when I learned about a five-day Zen Peacemaker retreat at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Read more…Letting Go at Auschwitz-Birkenau: Lessons from a Zen Peacemaker Retreat
Does Islam have to be compatible with the German constitution, as the AfD is demanding? The question is pointless: the constitution requires nothing of the sort – from either Muslims or Christians.
Read more…Religious freedom in Germany
This Summer School will be held from July 2 to July 30, 2018 on the Campus of the University at Via Urbano VIII, 16, Rome.
Read more…Rome: 2018 Summer School in the Christian Sciences