Kaufman in the News
Interfaith event to explore religions hindering societal progress
October 19, 2015
The potential for religions to hinder the progress of societies across the world will be the topic of discussion during the Kaufman Interfaith Institute’s Triennial Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue conference.
The event will take place October 29 from 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the L.V. Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
P. Douglas Kindschi, Kaufman Interfaith Institute director, said this year’s theme is “To Repair the World: How Does Religion Help or Hinder.”
“Our world is not perfect and you could say it is broken,” Kindschi said. “As faith communities, we have the responsibility to respond to these problems and yet sometimes the religions contribute to the brokenness of the world. How can we help in this effort and how can we be aware of ways in which religions actually get in the way?”
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