Religious Conservatives, “Nones,” and Interfaith Dialogue

Too often, interfaith programs fail to attract broad participation and have little social impact. One major reason for this is that they tend to take place in an echo chamber of religious progressives. If the interfaith movement is going to be relevant and impactful in the coming years, it must broaden its reach.

Too often, interfaith programs fail to attract broad participation and have little social impact. One major reason for this is that they tend to take place in an echo chamber of religious progressives. Local and regional interfaith associations are typically made up of like-minded people from a smattering of progressive faith communities…

View the full article by Joseph DeMott, Project Manager of the Justice & Society Program’s Inclusive America Project, on the University of Chicago Divinity School website: http://divinity.uchicago.edu/sightings/religious-conservatives-nones-and-interfaith-dialogue