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The Interfaith Listening
Program builds understanding and relationships
This annual program brings inter-religious teams from a variety
of countires to the United States for visits in local communities. Those who
have hosted teams in past years and team members themselves agree that interaction
with Interfaith Listening Teams makes a difference for those involved. Stereotypes
are replaced with direct experience and interaction; new information and perspectives
are shared; interfaith connections here in the United States are begun or nurtured;
and the teams return home with a changed understanding of the United States and
a stronger commitment to their own interfaith work.
A DVD provides an 8 ½ minute
overview of the program, and additional audio-visual and print resources.
Contact Jay
Rock in
the Interfaith Relations Office at (888) 728-7288 x5289 for more information.
Visit of team from Pakistan to be rescheduled
The Interfaith Listening Program will bring the Rev. Dr. Maqsood Kamil, executive secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan, and Mr. Khuram Dastgir Khan, elected member of Pakistan’s National Parliament from the Muslim League Party, to six presbyteries at the earliest time possible. Their visit had to be postponed due to events in Pakistan. The team will visit churches and colleges, talk with men’s and women’s groups, and engage in ecumenical and interfaith gatherings. For more information, contact Jay T. Rock in the Office of Interfaith Relations.
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2007 team made many new friends
The Rev. Marilou Rezane and Hadja Sharifa Mufalla are still present in the hearts of many who met them during their visits here in the United States. The Christian-Muslim team went to six presbyteries and talked with over 1,600 people about Christian-Muslim relations, human rights and ecological concerns in Mindanao. Read
a brief summary of this team's visits and learn
about our two guests. |
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The 2006 Team Visits
From October 28 to November 12, 2006, the Rev. Angele
Wilson Dogbe and Ms. Shaney Swaleh Salim visited many communities in the United
States. The two women work together through the Program for Christian-Muslim
Relations in Africa. They spoke about women in sub-Saharan Africa, about efforts
to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic there and the realities and challenges of living
and working together as women of different faiths. Read a brief summary of this team's visits and learn
about our two guests.
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The 2004 Team Visits
Another Round of Team Visits Completed
Mehboob Sada of Pakistan and Zaynab Ampatuan from the Philippines study a document
during an Interfaith Listening event. Photo by David P. Young.
On October 10, 2004, the 10 Christian-Muslim teams
got on airplanes to go back to their homes. It was hard to see them go,
because they had brought us so much, shared so much of themselves and in many
cases become friends.
The teams came from Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia,
Lebanon, Niger, Pakistan, the Philippines, Syria and South Africa. They visited
colleges, Presbyterian and other Christian and Muslim congregations, community
centers and homes in towns and cities of 36 presbyteries in 28 states.
They told stories of their relationships and of the
interfaith work they do at home, and answered many questions about Islam and
the issues they face in the contexts in which they live. From the many reports
that their visits generated, three will give you a glimpse into these visits:
See brief descriptions of where the
teams went and what they did in 2004. Learn more about
our guests. |
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What about the future?
It depends on us! It takes many people working together in local communities,
and an investment of our funds, to make a program like this happen. Find
out more about how to support the program. |
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The Interfaith Listening
Program DVD and Video
This DVD tells the story of the Interfaith Listening Program in brief. This segment is 8 ½ minutes. The resource also includes a 21-minute section of
an earlier video on Interfaith Listening, a study guide and a variety of resources that may help you begin, continue or expand your interfaith involvements.
$5.00 • PDS #7429205001
Watch the 8 ½ minute video.
You may also order by calling PDS at (800) 524-2612. Ask for PDS #7429205001. |
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Pilot Program Video
After September 11, 2001, the General Assembly approved a program in Christian-Muslim relations, the Interfaith Listening Pilot Project. Overseas partners were invited to send two-person teams, consisting of one Christian and one Muslim, to the United States to meet with Presbyterians and talk about Muslim-Christian relations in their countries. This video recounts that event and is intended to serve PC(USA) congregations as a model of Christian-Muslim dialogue, with the hope that it will inspire congregations to organize interfaith events in their own communities.
Part 1 is 15 minutes, 37 seconds and part 2 is 21 minutes, 21 seconds. A study guide is included.
View another clip from this video.
$9.95 • PDS #7434002014 |
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Items marked with  are
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For best results, right-click the link (or click
and hold for Macintosh), select "save target as" and save the document to your
desktop for viewing and printing.
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