The Brookings Interfaith Council (BIC) welcomes you to our new online home. We hope that it will become your home, too.
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To close, we offer this food for thought from David R. Smock, author of
Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding:
It is only when there is a deep understanding of one's own religious beliefs and commitments that progress can be made in achieving true understanding and respect for the religious values and beliefs of others. Engaging in interfaith dialogue does not in any way mean undermining one's own faith or religious tradition. Indeed, interfaith dialogue is constructive only when people become firmly grounded in their own religious traditions and through that process gain a willingness to listen and respect the beliefs of other religions.
