Please note that the reading list for the following is recommended but not required:

A5050: Introduction to Interfaith: Sharing dreams and values with people of other faiths, and working towards peace while respecting differences is the practice of interfaith. The course will help those with experience deepen their practice. Gleaning from her experience with the Parliament of the World's Religions and as a National Interfaith Representative for the Covenant of the Goddess, Michelle Mueller will share approaches, best practices, and organizational structures of the interfaith movement. We will look at the local, national, and international levels of interfaith, the core values of each, and the steps for getting involved. This is the kind of course where students and instructor will all be teachers to each other, as you will find similar to the interfaith movement itself. Students should also expect to experience diversity during the semester.

Recommended Texts:

Beyond the Burning Times: A Pagan and Christian in Dialogue by Gus diZerega and Philip Johnson.  Lion UK, 2009.  ISBN 0745952720

Interactive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook by Bud Heckman, Dirk Ficca, and Rori Picker Neiss.  Skylight Paths Pub 2010 ISBN: 155896407

Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, in the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel.  Beacon Press 2010. ISBN: 080700622X