Lesson Five: Historical Examples of Interfaith Cooperation

This video identifies ways that historical examples of interfaith cooperation can help interfaith leaders combat the false notion that religious difference inherently leads to violence and tension.

This lesson looks at the history of the United States, citing several instances of interfaith bridge-building and cooperation. These examples extend from the early European settlers through the 1960s and into today.

Through a series of short interviews, young professionals in different fields share stories of their own interfaith role models, contributing to students’ knowledge of historical examples of interfaith cooperation and identifying ways in which these precedents have been useful to their own interfaith leadership.

This final module summarizes the key ideas presented in this lesson and elaborates on how this rich history of cooperation set the stage for today’s interfaith movement.