Religion in the media is too often a story about somebody killing people to the soundtrack of prayer. We are led to believe that conflict between religions is inevitable. But below the radar screen, an interfaith movement is emerging that views religious differences as bridges of cooperation rather than bombs of destruction. This panel reframes the basic premise that faith is necessarily polarizing and explores what’s being done across the global landscape of interfaith cooperation.

Caren Yanis with Crown Family Philanthropies is joined by Rabbi Michael Melchior, a Former Member of Knesset and Eboo Patel with Interfaith Youth Core.

This event was recorded as part of the 6th Annual Chicago Global Donors Network Conference on International Giving, which focuses specifically on global giving, bringing together donors and practitioners to discuss how philanthropic strategies can address global issues such as alleviating global poverty, human rights, climate change, education, health, and economic development.

Recorded Friday, October 30, 2009 at The Standard Club