Establishment of the Institute for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue

A fresh Institute for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue was established in Geneva, Switzerland, in May, 1999 The initiative was taken through the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy (Geneva), which in the past has engaged in intra-Christian and interreligious dialogue. It has sponsored Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogues in Chambesy, Athens, Constantinople, Amman, and Jerusalem. In the contemporary multicultural and global society, the question s of the human person are public among all religious people. Dialogue is edifying and advances peaceful coexistence among peoples and societies. The Institute seek fors to attain this noble goal. Its aspiration is to create a