Friends in Faith
ASMA
American Society for Muslim Advancement | www.asmasociety.org
The American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) is a New-York based nonprofit organization founded in 1997 to elevate the discourse on Islam and foster environments in which Muslims thrive. We are dedicated to strengthening an authentic expression of Islam based on cultural and religious harmony through interfaith collaboration, youth and women’s empowerment, and arts and cultural exchange.
Auburn Seminary for Multifaith Education
Trouble the Waters, Heal the World | www.auburnseminary.org
We at Auburn equip bold and resilient leaders who can bridge religious divides, build community, pursue justice, and heal the world. We educate and inspire leaders—religious and secular, women and men, adults and teens—for their work in our complex, multifaith, media-driven world.
Center for Inquiry
Fostering Humanist Values | www.centerforinquiry.net
The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
Charlotte’s Place
www.trinitywallstreet.org
Charlotte’s Place is a free gathering space open to anyone in Lower Manhattan. At Charlotte’s Place, you make the space with whatever you want to do. Come draw on the wall, water the plants, eat your lunch, attend an art workshop, listen to music, read a book, use the free wi-fi, watch a movie, or whatever else comes to mind. Charlotte’s Place is open to all and free to use. This blog is managed by Jenn Chinn, program manager at Charlotte’s Place, with contributions from the Charlotte’s Place community.
Church of St.Francis Xavier
www.sfxxavier.org
A Snapshot of Our Xavier Community: As Community, we bear witness to our faith and celebrate the diversity of 2,436 parishioners who come from all walks of life and from all areas throughout Metropolitan New York.Our shared faith is the foundation of our Community, but its life is based on the myriad ministries and services that we provide to all those who need them.
Citylights Community
Learning to Love Well | www.citylightscommunity.org
Based in New York City, our intent is to be a community where we can learn to love well. We want to make our love specific towards each other, people, the city, and life we encounter everyday. As we learn to live the way of Jesus, we tolerate a fairly high level of theological diversity and struggle, and try not to be easily breakable.
Cordoba Initiative
Uniting People. Inspiring Change. | www.cordobainitiative.org
The Cordoba Initiative is a multi-national, multi-faith organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of mistrust, misunderstanding and irrational fear that exists between Islam and many parts of the Western world. Our movement promotes greater understanding and consideration in order to build bridges between Muslims, Jews, Christians and people of goodwill from all cultures and faith traditions.
The Dialogue Project
Transforming Conflict – Embracing Difference – Building Communities | www.thedialogueproject.org
The Dialogue Project is a conflict transformation organization. Our mission is to develop mutual trust, relationships and partnerships among ourselves – long time citizens, new immigrants, Palestinians, Israelis and people of diverse faiths and cultures.
Emergent Village
A Growing, Generative Friendship | www.emergentvillage.org
Emergent Village is a growing, generative friendship among missional Christians seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Our dream is to join in the activity of God in the world wherever we are able, partnering with God as God’s dreams for our world come true. In the process, the world can be healed and changed, and so can we.
Green Faith
Interfaith Partners in Action for the Earth | www.greenfaith.org
GreenFaith’s mission is to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership. Our work is based on beliefs shared by the world’s great religions – we believe that protecting the earth is a religious value, and that environmental stewardship is a moral responsibility. There are three core values that guide the work that we do, and define us as an organization: Spirit, Stewardship, and Justice.
The Islamic Center at NYU
What Community Should Feel Like | www.icnyu.org
The Islamic Center at NYU serves the Muslim population at New York University, a private institution of higher education and research located in lower Manhattan, in one of the world’s most innovative and important cities. Muslims work, learn and teach at New York University in increasing numbers. The Islamic Center at New York University is already recognized, respected and emulated by local organizations for its energy and appeal; as we build our strengths we will become a hub for the study and dissemination of Islam as well as the development of American Muslim life. Today’s Islamic Center caters to a wide and growing audience, reaching not only Muslims in New York City but also individuals from other communities. The Islamic Center at NYU is dedicated to fostering a sense of awareness, activism and scholarship amongst the Muslim community both on and off campus.
Interfaith Youth Core
www.ifyc.org
When forces of intolerance emerged in the past, young people led the forces of inclusion. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was 26 when he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Gandhi was even younger when he began working for peace in India. Headlines tell the story of religious bigotry and conflict – but we know there’s another way. What if people of all faiths and traditions worked together to promote the common good for all? What if once again, young people led the way? Across the country, Muslims and Hindus, Jews and Christians, Buddhists and non-religious, are coming together in a movement of interfaith cooperation. They are proving that the 21st century can be defined by cooperation between diverse communities instead of conflict. Read more. Get involved. Let’s prove we are better together.
Intersections International
Forging a Common Ground for Global Social Justice | www.intersectionsinternational.org
Intersections is dedicated to building respectful relationships among diverse individuals and communities to forge common ground and develop strategies that promote justice, reconciliation, and peace. We are a multi-cultural, multi-faith, global initiative of the Collegiate Church of New York, the oldest corporation in North America dating back to 1628.
Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue | www.irdialogue.org
The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is a forum for academic, social, and timely issues affecting religious communities around the world. It is designed to increase the quality and frequency of interchanges between religious groups and their leaders. The Journal seeks to build an inter-religious community of scholars, in which people of different traditions learn from one another and work together for the common good.
Logos Guildworks Ministries
www.logosdivinityguildworks.org
LOGOS GUILDWORKS™ MINISTRIES is an arts guild and Abrahamic interfaith initiative–bringing together contemporary models of theology in arts-ministry, faith formation through Fellowships and pastoral chaplaincy conversations in collaborative enterprise. GUILDWORKS™ encourages all Abrahamic family to covenantally common ground–partnering the passion of the first Evangelists with new Chassidic Judaism’s joyful witness, and living authentially into modern architectures of Abrahamic faith.
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order | www.nurashkijerrahi.org
The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order is a community of dervishes within the Halveti-Jerrahi Tariqat, in the specific lineage and spirit of Shaykh Muzaffer Ashki al-Jerrahi, Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi, and Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi. We are based at Dergah al-Farah in NYC, with various circles throughout the U.S. and Mexico. We joyfully welcome seekers and students of all religious and non-religious paths into our gatherings.
Park51 Community Center
www.park51.org
Park51 will be a vibrant and inclusive community center, reflecting the diverse spectrum of cultures and traditions, serving New York City with programs in education, arts, culture and recreation. Inspired by Islamic values and Muslim heritage, Park51 will weave the Muslim-American identity into the multicultural fabric of the United States. We will foster cooperation and understanding between people of all faiths and backgrounds through relevant programs and initiatives.
Religious Freedom USA
Protecting Religious Freedom for All | www.religiousfreedomusa.org
America is still grieving from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. As a nation, we have found many healthy outlets for our profound sense of loss. Yet on more than one occasion, the grief that Americans have experienced has been channeled into anger against individual religious communities. From the desecration of mosques to physical violence against Sikhs and Hindus, to anti-Semitic language and finger-pointing at Christians, religious and secular communities alike have borne the brunt of this profound hurt. Religious Freedom USA seeks to defend the core American value of religious freedom by countering these critics and demonstrating the centrality of religious freedom and pluralism in our country. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists took the lives of 3,000 innocent Americans. We cannot allow them to take the soul of America, too. Religious freedom is an American value that must be protected.
The Riverside Church
The Riverside Church | www.theriversidechurchny.org
The Church seeks to be a community of faith. Its members are united in the worship of God known in Jesus, the Christ, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The mission of the Church is to serve God through word and witness; to treat all human beings as sisters and brothers; and to foster responsible stewardship of all God’s creation.
Romemu
Judaism for Body, Mind & Spirit | www.romemu.org
Romemu (roh·meh·moo) seeks to integrate body, mind, and soul in Jewish practice. Unabashedly eclectic, we engage in body practices like yoga, infuse traditional liturgy with the energy of ecstatic chant, and ground our practice with meditation and contemplation. This is a Judaism that will ignite your Spirit. We are a progressive, fully egalitarian community committed to tikkun olam, or social action, and to service that flows from an identification with the sacredness of all life.
StorahTelling
Ancient Stories. New Generations | www.storahtelling.org
In the beginning, story mattered. Woven through the generations, sacred stories charted community courses and mapped individual life journeys. Today, many are denied access to the relevance and transformative power of their inherited legacies. The People of the Book often don’t know what’s in it. Bridging past and present, Storahtelling makes story matter again. Using an innovative fusion of scholarship, storytelling, performing arts and new media, our programs reclaim the narratives and traditions that define Jewish life yet have failed to adapt to modern times.
Transmission
An Emerging Liturgical Community in NYC | transmissionchurch.org
Transmission is an emergent house church made up mostly of New Yorkers in their twenties and thirties. It attracts both the “churched,” many of whom have gone to seminary and now work for churches, as well as those who are attracted to Christian spirituality but do not feel fed (or comfortable) in traditional churches. Transmission is veryinterested in the relationship between worship and community, as well as the relationship between innovation and tradition, seeking to craft new ritual and liturgical exploration while remaining in continuity with the larger Christian tradition.
Wild Goose Festival
Justice. Spirituality. Music. Art. | www.wildgoosefestival.org
The Wild Goose is a Celtic metaphor for the Holy Spirit. We are followers of Jesus creating a festival of faith, justice, music, and the arts. The festival is rooted in the Christian tradition and therefore open to all regardless of belief, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, denomination or religious affiliation.
World Faith
Building a World Movement of Interfaith Action | www.worldfaith.org
World Faith is a youth-led interfaith community service organization, active in nine countries across the world. World Faith’s mission is to counter religious extremism and strife by demonstrating how faith can inform work for unity and peace, rather than hate, war, and division.
350.org
A Global Movement to Solve the Climate Crisis | www.350.org
350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.
