World Congress of Faiths

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The World Congress of Faiths was founded in 1936 by Francis Younghusband for promoting interfaith dialogue. [1] [2]

The first event took place in London from 3–17 July 1936. [3] It was created after Parliament of the World's Religions and the event was attended by Russell Barry, Halide Edib Adıvar, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, among others. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Paul (2011). This Strange Eventful History: A Philosophy of Meaning : Pairs of Thinkers in Philosophy, Religion, Science and Art. Algora Publishing. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-87586-877-6 . Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ↑ Chidester, David (2001-04-05). Christianity: A Global History. Penguin Books Limited. p. 623. ISBN   978-0-14-193547-8 . Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. ↑ Bishop , Helen. A Session at the World Congress of Faiths . Baha'i World, volume 7. pp.634-645.
  4. ↑ Moriya, Tomoe (2021-07-14). "D.T. Suzuki at the World Congress of Faiths in 1936" (PDF). Journal of Religion in Japan. 10 (2–3). Walter de Gruyter GmbH: 135–160. doi: 10.1163/22118349-01002001 . ISSN   2211-8330 . Retrieved 2025-05-05.
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