ICJS Faculty Seminar

Provided by Intercultural Center for Justice & Peace

A week-long training program in Baltimore where college teachers learn how to teach about different religions working together. The 2025 seminar ran August 3-7 and focused on religious experiments in ...

Baltimore, TX

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Faculty who teach at North American colleges, universities, or seminaries

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Intercultural Center for Justice & Peace

To dismantle religious bias and bigotry, ICJS builds learning communities where religious difference becomes a powerful force for good. Upcoming Events A Conversation with David M. Rubenstein The 2026 Manekin-Clark Forum features David M. Rubenstein—financier, philanthropist, author, historian, and Orioles owner—in conversation with ICJS’ Heather Miller Rubens as they explore religion and democracy in the

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