Interfaith Dialogue Association
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Interfaith Dialogue Association is a non-profit organization.
We are a member of North American Interfaith Network and affiliated with the United Religions Initiative. IDA is a cosponsor of the annual Grand Dialogue on Science and Religion.
We invite you to become a member and attend our programs and activities. The work of the IDA takes place within our local religious communities, schools, the media, dialogue groups, interfaith services, and conferences.
Your tax-deductible donations to support our projects are appreciated and encouraged.
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The Dialogue Decalogue: The Ground Rules of Inter-religious and Inter-ideological Dialogue*
Dialogue to learn, to change, and to grow, and act accordingly
Dialogue to share and receive from others
Dialogue with honesty and sincerity
Dialogue comparing ideals with ideals, and practice with practice
Dialogue to define yourself and to learn the self-definition of others
Dialogue with no hard and fast assumptions about someone's else's beliefs
Dialogue to share with equals
Dialogue in trust
Dialogue with willingness to look at your own beliefs and traditions critically
Dialogue seeking to understand the other person's beliefs from within
*from Dr. Leonard Swidler's "The Dialogue Decalogue" Journal of Ecumenical Studies (1983)
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Interfaith Dialogue Association
183 Lakeside
Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 454 - 5960
email: stelthom@juno.com