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Wisdom Newsletter - April 2018
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In this newsletter:
1. Thinking of Friendship – the Next Stage
2. Atlanta Religious Leaders Reflect on Friendship
3. Friendship corner
4. Memory in the Religious Life – Elijah’s Summer School 
 
1. Thinking of Friendship – the Next Stage  
 

Elijah’s “Make Friends” campaign has reached millions of people. Elijah, in partnership with the Center for Law and Religious Studies at Brigham Young University and Global Covenant Partners, brought together a dozen scholars and thinkers to consider how to deepen the reasoning and call for action, that grow out of our friendship initiative. The group met for several days at Emory University, and benefited from the welcome and hospitality of the Candler School of Theology. This think-tank included representatives from diverse religious traditions and hailing from different parts of the world. The Friendship campaign, it was unanimously recognized, is urgent. Even amidst our differences, and regardless of the theological views of one religion towards another, there is a need for greater unity, solidarity, common purpose and common action if we are to survive and even more so if we are to flourish. There is no room for hate, under any circumstance. Hate is destructive to self and other. It undermines society and its wellbeing and is contrary to the higher vision of all traditions.

The scholars also recognized that each friendship is unique and the path towards friendship cannot be limited to particular experiences or patterns. However, in all cases, encounter is the first step. Face-to-face encounter cannot be replaced by “virtual” meeting, so circumstances may need to be created were people can meet each other with a sense of security.

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2. Atlanta Religious Leaders Reflect on Friendship

“I see you, I hear you, I honour you.”

An important component of the Atlanta consultation was a meeting with local religious leaders. Candler School staff, along with Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders member, Imam Plemon el Amin, convened the group, which reflected on friendship, in dialogue with the visiting scholars. 


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3. Friendship corner

This month, Amma, a member of the Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders and a force for peace and understanding in today’s world, shares her thought on the unity of all things and how love is the binding force and how friendship is recognition of that unity.
Click on the image below to listen to Amma.


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4. Memory and the Religious Life – Elijah’s Summer School
 

Registration is now open for our 2018 summer school.
 

Our theme is “Memory and the Religious Life” and your setting is the holy city of Jerusalem, a place which manifests sacred memories.

In addition to learning from religious leaders and scholars from around the world, you will explore and learn from the city herself.

You will also meet people of diverse religious traditions who come to Jerusalem because they are are committed to sharing wisdom and fostering peace.

An opportunity not to be missed!
Click here to register and for more details.

 

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Wisdom enables us to become mindful of the memories and impressions that condition our response to the world. Wisdom enables to respond to the world, not from the dualism of like and dislike, love and hate, but from a vision of the unity of existence and the seeing of the limitless in all beings. Wisdom frees us from responding to the world on the basis of historically formed memories and enables us to do so on the basis of compassion. - Anantanand Rambachan
 
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