The Role of Religion in an Increasingly Polarized Society
Panelists:
Dr. Mary Nelson, Executive Director
Parliament of the World’s Religions
mnelson@parliamentofreligions.org
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chair of the Board
Parliament of the World’s Religions
malik@soundvision.com
Rabbi Michael Balinsky, Executive Vice President
Chicago Board of Rabbis
MichaelBalinsky@juf.org
Adam Taylor, Lead, Faith Based Initiatives
World Bank Group
ataylor3@worldbankgroup.org
Janaan Hashim, Partner, Amal Law Group
Adjunct Professor,
McCormick Theological Seminary
jegzie@yahoo.com
Cheryl Tupper, Vice President
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
ctupper@avdf.org
Our Mission:
The Parliament of the World's Religions was created to cultivate
harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and
foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions
in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world.
Our Approach:
We seek to promote interreligious
harmony, rather than unity.
We foster convergence,
rather than consensus,
enabling appreciative,
cooperative relationships.
Our work is based on
facilitation, rather than
formal organizational
structures.
The Parliament educates for peace & justice by:
•Calling people of faith, spirit & goodwill to
understand & respect differences
•Creating cross cultural networks
that empower peace & reconciliation
•Helping participants to identify
religious & spiritual responses
•Sensitizing communities to racial, ethnic and
religious violence and providing strategies for
defusing tensions
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