Today’s Western psyche can be unaware that deep in the heart of Christianity rests a way handed down from ancient times by those seeking the Divine. Monasticism is the Christian’s way of making a total offering of his or her life to God. For the Eastern Orthodox Church, monasticism is at the heart of its
The Sikh Coalition is excited to announce that CNN’s Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will feature the first-ever hour-long cable episode exclusively focusing on the Sikh American community. The episode is scheduled to air on Sunday, May 6th at 10 pm ET/PT. W. Kamau Bell interviews Sikh Coalition co-founder, Harpreet
The Table of Faiths event is our annual fundraiser to support our programs and partnerships designed to educate and break cultural barriers among all religious traditions. It is only through your donations that we are able to develop and provide resources, networking, and programs to increase appreciation for cultural and religious diversity. The evening includes
The Table of Faiths event is our annual fundraiser to support our programs and partnerships designed to educate and break cultural barriers among all religious traditions. It is only through your donations that we are able to develop and provide resources, networking, and programs to increase appreciation for cultural and religious diversity.May 8 • 5:30-8:30pm
During the United Nations declared World Interfaith Harmony Week, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council will sponsor the first Greater Kansas City Interfaith Film Festival, with premier events at the Truman Forum of the Plaza Branch Library, and subsidiary events around the city. All events are free and open to the public. Please check the
Typically when we say “the holiday season” in America we think of Christmas and Hanukkah. But what about religions other than Christianity and Judaism? Do they observe any holidays in the wintertime? Discover what world religions do during the holiday season in this information-packed infographic, which provides a quick snapshot on the holidays as observed
While diversity provides the color, faith is the foundation, the grounding that allows us to revel in these colors, secure in our place in the intricate pattern of life while being a joyful part of an intricate, harmonious, spiritual whole. The Table of Faiths event is our invitation to look within our own faith beliefs
For the past eight years, the Vedanta Society of Kansas City, in conjunction with the AUM Foundation, has presented its Annual Arjun Kumar Sharma Memorial Lecture series. Each time the Society has invited notable scholars to speak on timely topics engaging to anyone with an interest in spiritual life. Vedanta Society events are free and
Join us November 12 at 4:00pm at the Islamic Center of Johnson County in Overland Park. Click HERE for more information, including the address, about the Center. This beloved annual event is sponsored by the Heartland Chapter - Alliance of Divine Love and the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, in cooperation with the interfaith community.
Following the recent events of vandalism at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in St. Louis, and the bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers across the country, the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (GKCIC) would like to remind citizens of the greater Kansas City area that we stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters during
