Mission
TO FOSTER GLOBAL PEACE AND COOPERATION THROUGH THE WORK OF INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE. THE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE TEACHES RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND ACADEMIC LEADERS THE SKILLS OF RESPECTFULL DIALOGUE AND CRITICAL THINKING, EMPOWERING THEM TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN TRANSFORMATIVE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS LINES OF RELIGION AND CULTURE. THROUGH CUSTOM-DESIGNED PROGRAMS AND ITS PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDIES, THE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE PROVIDES RESOURCES AND CREATES NETWORKS FOR INTRA-AND INTER-RELIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACTION THAT VALUE DIFFERENCE AND FOSTER HUMAN DIGNITY. LOCATED AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, THE JES/DI HAS PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE, IN CONTEXTS AS DIVERSE AS INDONESIA, ISRAEL, CONGO, SAUDI ARABIA, EGYPT, AND IRAQI KURDISTAN. IN THESE SETTINGS, AS WELL AS IN ITS U.S.-BASED PROGRAMS, THE DI BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS RELIGIONS AND CULTURES TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE THAT ENHANCES HARMONY, TOLERANCE AND RESPECT. NOTABLE SUCCESSES IN THIS ARENA INCLUDE THE R