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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…
For years, ICJS has worked with middle and high school teachers from public, independent, and religious schools navigating one of the most complicated realities of American education: Religion is present in the classroom, even when no one names it. Students bring religious identities, assumptions, histories, holidays, and inherited narratives with them every day. Teachers do…
I grew up believing “the separation of church and state” was gospel. I fought anyone who tried to tell me otherwise. It didn’t help my position that I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, where most residents were Mormon and upfront about it. I was an outlier—the one kid in school who didn’t stand…
I grew up in a mixed-religion family—one side Jewish, one side Methodist. My parents were effectively nonreligious, but they took my siblings and me to Unitarian Sunday school and encouraged learning about other religions. Because of my background, I was intrigued to learn about the Fellowship for Nonprofit and Civic Professionals at the Institute for…
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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