Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Create a more just and hopeful world; engage passionate young people in vital service within poor communities; foster the growth of leaders committed to faith in action.
Create a more just and hopeful world; engage passionate young people in vital service within poor communities; foster the growth of leaders committed to faith in action.
Study the biblical roots of our faith to better understand the religious and cultural grounds in which Christianism was born and which is the beginning of the Apostolic Church; promote mutual knowledge of both religions and friendship with the Jewish People, with whom we have strong ties, according to the instructions of the declaration “Nostra Aetate” of the Vatican Council II.
Dedicated to meeting monthly in each other’s living rooms, hearing one another’s stories, practicing compassionate listening, and envisioning our shared future; seek to promote a model for healing, creativity, and cooperation for Palestinians and Jews in Israel and Palestine, and for other peoples worldwide.
Build bridges between Christian, Jewish, and other religious traditions by providing the next generation of religious leaders with a comprehensive understanding of and dedication to interfaith issues and action.
Develop and implement educational programmes geared towards developing the concepts of peace building using the interfaith perspective of human dignity, equality, justice, and freedom.
Promote peaceful coexistence through dialogue and understanding at global, regional and local levels.
The main purpose of the Judeo-Christian Confraternity of Bah�a Blanca is to spread the spirit of fraternity, harmony, and dialogue between people of Jewish and Christian religions. The Confraternity respects and tries to make contact with other religious and cultural groups and so promotes joint interreligious, social, and cultural experiences and gatherings.
Promote the credibility of the center and build up networking with other like-minded individuals, centers, and partners, locally and internationally; serve as a pioneer center for the promotion of interfaith studies and dialogue; facilitate the experience of dialogue among people of different faiths; and promote interreligious awareness and cooperative actions in environmental preservation and current issues.
Enhance interreligious and intercultural dialogue, thus fostering respect, understanding and cooperation among people, promote justice, peace and reconciliation and counteract the abuse of religion to justify oppression, violence and conflict; promote a responsible way of living the religious and spiritual dimension of individuals and society; promote respect and preservation of the sacred character of holy sites, as well as religious symbols; address the contemporary challenges to society, such as the dignity of human life, preservation of the environment, sustainable use of natural resources, ethical and religious education and poverty alleviation.
Revive the theological and spiritual discourse in Islam through its network of scholars, professionals and institutional partners around the world; enhance its connection to wider intellectual and social currents through media and publication.