Interfaith Conferences
“A love capable of transcending borders is the basis of what – in every city and country – can be called ‘social friendship.’ Genuine social friendship within a society makes true universal openness possible.” (cf. Fratelli Tutti, 99)
Global Ministries University co-sponsors a biennial international and interreligious conference.
In August 2021, “Building Human Solidarity in Light of Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti,” had over 3,000 participants from over 19 nations.
In February 2023, “Walking Together in the Light of Fratelli Tutti and Laudato Si’” continued worldwide participation.
Join GMU during the first week of February 2025, coinciding with World Interfaith Harmony Week for “Belong Together: Migrants, Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Global Solidarity.”
Belonging Together: Migrants, Refugees, Displaced Person and Global Solidarity
Dates: 6-8 February 2025
Event: International Interfaith Online Conference during the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
Interested participants are invited to submit papers for short presentations and mini-lectures on topics related to the conference’s overarching theme and influencing the fields of the three thematic tracks. Possible topics may include but are not restricted to the following:
Thematic Track 1: Being Human, Being Migrant
- Migrants’ identity, resilience and agency
- Negotiating migrant self-understanding, reception and integration in host communities
- Gendered migration experiences and transnational belonging
Thematic Track 2: Living Together in the Age of Migration, Caring for One Another
- Hospitality and practices of inclusive community by and with migrants
- Migration, border politics, citizenship and nation-building, using legal framework in concert with the United Nations Global Compact
- International migration, mobility, families and community engagement
Thematic Track 3: Ethical Principles and Shared Values for Shaping Migrant-Sensitive Societies
- Moral obligations toward refugees and vulnerable migrants
- Protecting migrant women, children and unaccompanied minors, equipping for self-reliant futures
- Interfaith solidarity, human dignity and human rights for peaceful societies
Submission
Abstracts of 300 words are to be submitted until 1 October 2024 to:
- Hub of the Americas: americas@fratellitutticonference.org
- Hub of Africa: africa@fratellitutticonference.org
- Hub of Europe: europe@fratellitutticonference.org
Communication on accepted papers and presentations will be made by 15 November 2024.
Presentations during the parallel thematic sessions of this online conference shall not exceed 10 minutes, and each session is designed for a maximum number of the presentations to allow sufficient time for interaction between the attendees.
Watch 2023’s international conference “Walking Together in Light of Fratelli Tutti and Laudato Si’ – coinciding with the UN International Day of Human Fraternity and World Interfaith Harmony Week.
The American hub – conducted by GMU – offered a series of presentations on
- environmental concerns and climate change
- Laudato Si’
- immigration, refugees and indigenous peoples
- education
- Building a Just Peace
- The Voices of Women
Keynoting the 3-day event was Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya, sx, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace, Ela Gandhi, former minister in the South African Parliament and granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, and Bishop John Stowe, OFM, Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, KY, and Bishop-President of Pax Christi USA.
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