Date: Monday, March 31
Time: 3:30 pm EST
Location: Online (see below)
The Parliament of the World’s Religions with co-sponsor Interfaith Center of New York invite everyone to advance their interfaith savvy through a webinar featuring the Convener and Abrahamic panelists of the social website, Exodus Conversations.
Published on the web, Exodus Conversations is intended to encourage an international dialogue, featuring side by side presentations of the story of the Exodus as presented in the Qur’an and in the Book of Exodus. This is augmented by the traditional Passover service with a notable difference. At sixteen junctures, Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars discuss issues which arise from the text, offering their individual responses based on their experiences within their respective communities.
This webinar will model the website through discussion around its weekly questions, such as “It is a good idea to believe that God is on our side?” and “Who are the strangers among us and how do we define them?” Participants will come to a deeper understanding of three major faith traditions as they extract unique perspectives and share an effective basis for successful interfaith conversation. Questions bubbling around the hows and whys of fostering conversations online will explore best practice of Exodus Conversations, including the impact and reach of advancing the interfaith movement in online forums.
The webinar features a presentation from website convener Ruth Abram, a demonstration of the weekly theme from panelists Muhammed Shafiq, Mary C. Boys, and David Arnow, open conversation with the presenters, instruction on site navigation, and a wider question and answer around the strategy to engage online communities in discussions of faith and society. Kevin Childress, Social Media Coordinator to Exodus Conversations, and Molly Horan, Senior Communications Associate for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, will co-moderate discussion.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/325299038. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
This project was funded in part by the Henry Luce Foundation.
