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The Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD) offers a number of programs to the community, all designed to promote unity and understanding of both the self and of the global community.
Upcoming:
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* Interfaith Evening with Monroe County Socail and Global Studies Teachers
When: Wednesday, October 28, 6PM, Dinner served
Where: Nazareth College, Golisano Building, Room 38
CISD has conducted various programs on Interfaith Encounter studying world religions and conducting spiritual journeys visiting places of worships for the Social and global studies teachers in Monroe County. It is time to listen to them about the impact of these programs in teaching curricula, developing new courses on interfaith and world religions in their schools, in their dealing with students and impact on the their own personal life. The progam will help CISD evaluate its teachers programs, open it to all teachers in Monroe County and conduct similar programs for other counties.
* Walking in the Footprints of the Prophets: An Interfaith Journey to Discover Our Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land
You are invited to join a select group of professionals, historians, and religious leaders for a trip to lands held sacred by the three Abrahamic faiths. On this extraordinary journey, you'll travel to many of Israel and Palestine's most sacred sites: wander the storied streets of Jerusalem, spend the Christmas holiday in Bethlehem, gaze across the Sea of Galilee's storied waters. You'll also enjoy a side visit to majestic Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait. While in the Holy Land, you will benefit from the wisdom of trip leaders who are experts in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity from Nazareth College and scholars from educational institutions in the Holy Land as well, who will share their insights in a series of lectures and discussions.
For more detail open the attachement here: cisd interfaith dialogue
Dates: May, 2009, the exact dates will be posted soon
Costs: Approximately $3,000 plus airfare.
- Costs include accomodations (double occupancy), baggage handling fees, and three meals a day, as well as ground transportation and all educational lectures during the trip.
Register By: March 15, 2010
Contact Kathy Hansen at Nazareth College at 585-389-2673 for further information on this trip, including a more specific schedule and fee information.
Sponsored By: Center for International Education, Department of Religious Studies, and the Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD).
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Recent Events:
* The Next Generation: Living Together in a Religiously Pluralistic Society
Students from diverse religious backgrounds will come together for this annual week long conference. Workshops and seminars will educate and inform participants about religious traditions from around the world, focusing on the importance of interfaith knowledge in a religiously pluralistic society. The students will visit religious places of worship and participate in social and cultural sharing.
For more information please open the attachment: Next Generation 2009
pictures from the event: cisd pictures; pictures; picture
Date: August 17-21, 2009,
Place: Nazareth College, G. 233
Time: 2:30-7:30PM including places of worship
Registration: $29.00 Includes supper for all five days
Last date of registration: August 13, total seats are 25 first come first filled
Co-Sponsored: Rochester Community Foundation: Civic Engagement Program and IIIT at Herdon, VA
* Training of the Trainers: A Certificate Program on World Religions
A week-long annual summer workshop planned to introduce the participant to the practices and faiths of the religious traditions of the world. The program will feature activities created to introduce knowledge of beliefs, topical discussions focused on moral imperatives and communal organization, and visits to religious centers of faith to better understand worship. For more information, please open the linked program: Training of the Trainers 2009
Date: June 29 - July 3, 2009
Place: Nazareth College, exact location TBA
Time: 2:30-8:00PM including visit to places of worship
Registration fees: $129.00 including supper all five days
Seats available and last daye of registration: 25, first come first by June 24, 09
* Religions and Life Behind Bars
This is a workshop for the administrators and chaplains of New York State correctional facilities. We will investigate the history, beliefs, rituals, and moral imperatives of the current prison population. The basic religious needs of the prison population, as well as those particular to certain faiths, will be reviewed through the use of contemporary pedagogical methods. This will help prepare participants to deal with interfaith conflict within their particular population.
Date: TBA
Place: Nazareth College, exact location TBA
Time: TBA
* Three Day Interfaith Encounter in Teaching World Religions & Cultures in Our Schools
(Seminar Series for Social and Global Studies Teachers of Monroe County)
Date: March 30, April 6 and 27
Place: Nazareth College, Golisano Building Room 325
Time: Discussion from 4:00-5:30pm, Dinner and Q & A 5:30-6:45pm, and a visit to a place of worship on March 30 and April 6, from 6:45-8:00PM
The 3 day immersion program in March-April is for social and global studies teachers working in Monroe County school districts. Experts from major world religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Chinese religions) will be part of the program, in addition to visiting two places of worship.
THE NEED: In the pluralistic and multicultural society, in which we now live, it is vitally important for people of all faiths to be accepting of others and their particular religious traditions, more importantly those practiced right in their own communities. This becomes even more critical for our teachers who are engaged in teaching and training of our younger generation to meet the demands of 21st century living in religiously pluralistic and culturally diverse society. See the flyer: CISD Social Studies Teachers 09
* CISD Fourth Anniversary Celebration
Please join us for the CISD Fourth Anniversary Celebration. The CISD first, second and third anniversary celebrations were enjoyed by all, and attracted many people to attend a dinner, a sacred music festival, and an evening of comedy. We extend our thanks to the planning committee for helping to organize the anniversary events.
CISD 4th Anniversary Flyer 2009
The Event was very successful and thanks to all for participation.
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009
Place: Nazareth College Shults Center, Forum
Time: 6:00PM
* Seminar on Religion and Contemporary Issues
Nudging Peace: Notes from a Diplomat's Diary
This lecture was presented by Lois Cecsarini and examined some of the lessons of peacemaking she learned from her experiences in Angola, Rwanda, South Africa, and Israel/Palestine.
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Lois Cecsarini
For the flyer on the event click here: Nudging Peace: March 2009
The concept of non-violence in Islam and Abdul-Ghaffar Khan's Khudai Khidmatgar movement in Afganistan and Pakistan
After 9/11 the religion of Islam has been a topic of discussion among academic institutions and people in general. It has been stated by some that Islam is a religion of violence. This seminar, however, discussed key concepts from Islam's holy text, the Qur'an, relating to the practice of non-violence. Also discussed was the non-violent movement of Khudai Khidmatgar by Abdul-Ghaffar Khan taking place within Afganistan and Pakistan, an area widely known as a place for violence. This program is part of a bi-yearly seminar in which religion experts, religious representatives of different faiths, other professionals, and their academic counterparts analyze contemporary issues in religion.
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jeffery Halverson
(Muhammad Shafiq meeting with King Abdullah, November, 2008)
A Seminar on Teaching and Understanding World Religions (panel discussion)
This was a half-day workshop intended to inform teachers from both private and public schools (all grade levels) in the rituals and holidays of world religions. The needs and viewpoints of teachers involved with teaching world religions was tracked, as well as their expectations for their students. The program is vital for teachers in understanding the beliefs of a religiously diverse classroom and global community.
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Seminar on Death and Dying in World Religions (panel discussion)
This is a seminar held annually to address the complexities of death and dying highlighted through the critical perspective of religious traditions from around the world. Participants gain invaluable respect, wisdom, and insight into the beauty and importance held in the traditions and beliefs of a variety of world religions.
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CISD Quarterly Book Discussion
The Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue sponsors a quarterly gathering to discuss a significant book or article dealing with world religions. For more information on our quarterly book discussions, click here.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
Facing Our Fears about Islam
Presented by the Commission on Christian Muslim Relations (CCMR) and co-sponsored by CISD. This series uses a combination of videos and outside speakers to focus on the fears non-Muslims tend to have about Muslims and Islam. These fears are often triggered by the media's indiscriminate use of words and images. We will look at these words and images of see where the problems lie and to work out together ways of addressing them.
Dates: Monday evenings, 10/20, 10/27, and 11/3
For a detailed list of events and to see the flyer, please click here.
Film Screening: The Muslims I Know
The Muslims I Know, by Mara Ahmed, is a documentary film about Pakistani-born Muslims living in America during the post-9/11 world. Through a mix of interviews and archival footage, Ahmed's film focuses on breaking the stereotypes surrounding moderate Muslims. This film premiered at the Dryden Theatre in June to a sold out audience and has also been selected for screening at the 2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival.
Director and editor of the film, Mara Ahmed, will be available for discussion after the screening of the film. More information on this film and Mara Ahmed can be found at the following website: www.themuslimsiknow.com
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Living Healthy: The Body, Mind and Soul Connection
A seminar for nurses and health care professionals, this program is designed to help them to understand the importance of spiritual and traditional values in caring for patients.*
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
*This continuing nursing education activity has been submitted to the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
CISD Quarterly Book Discussion
The Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue sponsors a quarterly gathering to discuss a significant book or article dealing with world religions. For more information on our quarterly book discussions, click here.
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
What Religious Values Do You Take into the Voting Booth? A Community Discussion
How often do you participate in a conversation about your values and morals and the manner in which your religious faith informs their practice? Do family and friends know the religious values that inform, guide, and decide your choice for President of the United States? Where and when have you taken time for civil discourse about these essential things?
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
To see the program flyer, please click here.
Seminar on Religion and Contemporary Issues
Faith Based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide
Religion has been faced with many challenges throughout its history and at times has sought to reject, accommodate, or welcome these new challenges. In the past 20-25 years we have seen religious extremism growing in the world, including our own country. This seminar addressed the essential steps needed to bridge the religious gap between faiths through acts of diplomacy.
This program is part of a bi-yearly seminar in which religion experts, religious representatives of different faiths, other professionals, and their academic counterparts analyze contemporary issues in religion.
Date: Monday, October 6, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Doug Johnston
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