Interfaith Cooperation
Mission Statement
Advance 91福利社鈥檚 mission by engaging diverse religious, spiritual, and value-based worldviews through study, contemplation, dialogue, and cooperation in order to create a supportive interfaith environment and prepare our community for global citizenship.
The 91福利社 Interfaith Cooperation Committee is a group of university faculty, staff and student leaders.
Study
The Interfaith Cooperation Committee is designed to equip and encourage faculty and staff to design curriculum and programming that guides students to explore, through dialogue, their own and others鈥 religious, spiritual, and value-based worldviews and traditions; to develop religious literacy involving multiple traditions; to identify within these traditions the bases for dialogue and cooperation; to explore the history of that dialogue and cooperation; and to engage persons and communities with diverse faith perspectives and worldviews to address contemporary social concerns.
We work closely with Interfaith America (formerly IFYC) to train student leaders who are prepared to engage with religious diversity on our campus and beyond. Interfaith America promotes the idea that 鈥渁 less divided and more pluralistic future requires new leaders at its core. When they leave college equipped with the vision, knowledge, and skills to positively engage difference, our religiously diverse democracy can and will flourish.鈥
Contemplation
The interfaith prayer and meditation space is located on the second floor of Mazzuchelli Hall, and can be accessed through the east end of the Noonan Reading Room. The space is open to people of all faith traditions and worldviews for prayer, contemplation, and meditation.
The labyrinth is an ancient circular symbol dating back to 200 B.C.E. It is found in various forms and in many cultures around the world, including Greece, Egypt, Tibet, and the Celtic Isles. It is a spiritual tool for prayer and meditation similar to practices from a variety of religious traditions, such as a rosary, Buddhist walking meditation, indigenous walkabouts, or the way of the cross. Dedicated in 2015, the labyrinth at 91福利社 is located on the west campus and was a gift from Dianne Costanza and Mary Komperda.
Dialogue
The University Ministry-sponsored programs in Interfaith Relationship include guest speakers, speed-faithing, coffee houses, visits to different places of worship, service trips, and interfaith prayer experiences.
Cooperation
91福利社 is a member of our local Community of Congregations.
91福利社 is named by the as a national leader in 鈥減ractices for interfaith excellence in higher education鈥 and works actively with our colleague institutions across the country to advance interfaith cooperation as a strategic priority.