SOCIAL COHESION:

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE,

ECUMENISM AND RECONCILIATION

Studies of Religion In-Focus

Conference 2016

Rev Tara Curlewis

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE

• Dialogue begins when people meet people

• Dialogue depends upon removing

misunderstanding and building up trust

• Dialogue leads to common service within

the community

• Dialogue is a means of authentic witness

“dialogue is not first and foremost about

putting out bushfires, though it can certainly

help. It is about prevention rather than cure.”

Religious leaders have an important role to

play in multi faith Australia, and it is

imperative that they work to encourage an

appreciation of the diversity present in

society and promote tolerance and the

protection of human rights wherever

possible.

Formal Dialogues

The Australian National Dialogue

of Christians Muslims and Jews

44th Meeting 1/03/16

Guest Speaker: Mick Gooda

Photo Credit Jeremy Jones FB

Formal Dialogues

The Australian Partnership of Religious

Organisations (APRO)

Meeting June 2013

Foreign Minister Hon Bob Carr

Interfaith Networks

Religions for Peace - NSW

Meeting 29 February 2016

Speaker Dr Judith Lacey on

Supportive Care. Photo Credit: Josie Lacey

Interfaith Networks

Women’s Interfaith Network- NSW

Attending Council of Christians

and Jews Luncheon. Photo Credit: Loraine

Murphy

Interfaith Networks

Harmony Day

Climate Change March

Organised by UCA but an Interfaith event

Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims and

Jews

Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations

Australian Council of Christians and Jews

Women's Interfaith Network

UCA Assembly Christian Jewish Dialogue Working Group

Catholic Bishops – Jewish Dialogue

Australian Intercultural Society

Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC)

Together for Humanity (Christian Muslim and Jews )

Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations (Columban Mission

Institute)

ECUMENISM

Ecumenical Activity

Churches in Dialogue Together

Uniting Church DialoguesAnglican Church of Australia (ACA)

Roman Catholic Church (RC)

Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA)

The Salvation Army (TSA)

Roman Catholic DialoguesAnglican Church of Australia

Lutheran Church of Australia

Ecumenical Activity

Emergency Ministry Chaplains

Ecumenical and Interfaith Chaplains

support people affected by disaster.

Eg Nursing Home Fire, Bush Fires, Floods,

Sydney Siege

Ecumenical Activity

Safe Church Training

A program with

National Standards and

Training for people

working with Children in

churches.

Ecumenical Activity

Love Makes A Way

RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation

Reconciliation

Destiny Together: - Week of Prayer and Fasting

Reconciliation

Destiny Together: - Week of Prayer and Fasting