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From Texas classrooms to federal courts, debates about religion are shaping American public education. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Mark Chancey, a leading scholar on the Bible and public school education, as we discuss the Ten Commandments in classrooms, Biblical sources and curriculum updates, and what this means for students, teachers, and the First Amendment.
Public intellectual and Northeastern University professor Liz Bucar, Ph.D., joins ICJS Executive Director Heather Miller Rubens, Ph.D., to discuss Beyond Wellness, her new book exploring contemporary wellness culture. Their conversation will examine what is lost when spiritual practices are separated from the religious traditions, histories, and ethical frameworks that shaped them.
Curious about ICJS? Hear from the teachers, religious leaders, and others who have been impacted by ICJS.
We need an interreligious society—one where people of every religion and no religion—have an equal voice in public life and are able to flourish together.
Through Advancing Hope | Dismantling Hate: Campaign for an Interreligious Society, 138 supporters have invested in ICJS to build a robust civic life where religious difference is a powerful force for good. There’s still time to join with them with your contribution.
BALTIMORE, July 28, 2026—The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) is developing a new AI benchmark to measure how different large language models, or LLMs, handle interreligious questions. As AI increasingly becomes a place where people seek information and guidance about diverse religions, ICJS is asking a timely question: How are AI platforms…
Each year, diverse religious scholars and academics from across the country convene at ICJS to participate in Faculty Seminar—an intensive weeklong gathering designed to foster creative scholarly collaboration and generate provocative questions that advance the field of Interfaith/Interreligious Studies. This year’s gathering was a little different. Ten board members from the Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies…
For most of my adult life I felt little need to have conversations about religion or politics outside of places designed for those investigations. Dialogue in the secular world always seemed to lead to uncomfortable conversations and create division amongst people who would otherwise be amicable. My own theology is an inclusive form of Christian…
As a religious studies teacher at an independent school in Baltimore County, for the last 13 years it has been my professional joy to discuss religion and faith with high school students. Through world religions and a series of religious studies electives, I have explored religious practices, ethics, faith, and purpose with my students. As…
Brothers John and Samuel Munayer, co-editors of The Cross and the Olive Tree, join Benjamin E. Sax to explore Palestinian Christian experience, emerging theology after Gaza, and why humility, listening, and neighbor-blessing matter amid Israel-Palestine’s competing narratives.
The Hebrew prophets challenged injustice and called communities to renewal. This course explores how their words—rooted in Jewish scripture yet resonant across traditions—can guide public life in multi-religious democracies. Together we will consider how prophetic wisdom speaks to nationalism, inequality, and climate change, while cultivating virtues like humility, justice, and hope for a more pluralistic and democratic society.
Watch this online conversation with filmmaker Elinor (Ellie) Pierce about her short documentary Abraham’s Bridge, a hopeful and thought-provoking portrait of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska. The film traces the project from its early vision in 2005 to its physical realization as a shared campus where a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center stand side by side, connected by a circular wooden bridge and a common garden. Anchored in the shared figure of Abraham, the film explores what it looks like to build coexistence across religious difference in real time.
This minicourse explores Qur’anic virtues including dignity, courage, compassion, humility, and forgiveness through scripture, prophetic examples, and ethical reflection, examining how these teachings shape moral character and foster just, respectful, and pluralistic civic life today.
Explore our curated resources, assembled with the assistance of ICJS scholars, to help you explore Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from both vantage points. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. We hope this serves as a launching pad to your own learning.
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