The Tri-Faith Initiative is a partnership of the three Abrahamic
faith groups — Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A remarkable project
is taking place in Omaha, Nebraska. The Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, Temple Israel and the American Institute of Islamic Studies and Culture
have come together, planning to build a joint campus which will house a
mosque, a temple and a church plus a shared facility on a large campus.
This is the only undertaking of its kind we know of in the world.
On this site we will keep you in touch with the progress on the plans
for the Tri-Faith campus and other news of successful interfaith
projects around the nation and around the world.
The first major public program will be the March 27 event featuring
Rabbi Peter Knobel of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Dr.
Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America and
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of The Episcopal Church.
The evening at The Qwest Center will feature a worship service starting
at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner and a conversation among the faith
leaders on the theme of “Shalom, Salaam, Peace.”
The theme of peace is central to all three of the Abrahamic faiths
and is included in daily and weekly worship. In all three faith
groups, in the midst of our prayer time, we turn to our neighbors and
offer them words and signs of peace. Whether we say “Shalom”, “Salaam”
or “Peace be with you,” the message is the same — the need to be
reconciled with our neighbors as we seek to be reconciled with our God.
Checkout news and updates at: http://trifaith.org/wordpress/