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Upcoming Events & Minicourses
A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter—ONLINE
Join us for a book conversation on A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter by Christopher M. Leighton, former ICJS executive director.
A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter—IN PERSON
Join us for a book conversation on A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter by Christopher M. Leighton, former ICJS executive director.
Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot
Watch this ICJS-produced documentary on Christian nationalism at the January 6th Capitol riot, featuring Matthew D. Taylor.
Act now: resources on how to respond to Christian nationalism.
Understand today’s Christian Nationalism movement
Uncover the goals of the Christian movement that is a threat to the American values of democracy and pluralism. Through podcasts, articles, courses, and videos, Matthew D. Taylor shares his research and storytelling.
I can’t think of a work of research and story-telling over the past year that is as important as this one.
Antisemitism (Un)defined
Today, antisemitism is still a social and political problem. However, many disagree as to what it actually is. This course explores the various efforts in history to define antisemitism and the political factors that inform them. Find videos from this three-part course and course resources below.
Featured Voices
ICJS partners with the Maryland Center for History and Culture to explore religious tolerance in Maryland
BALTIMORE—The Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC), with partner and advisor the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS), has been awarded a $100,000 planning grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch a multidisciplinary initiative exploring the legacy of religious tolerance in Maryland. The grant will fund the work of a researcher…
Can We Talk About the Israel-Hamas War?
Amid the grief, the sorrow, the anger, and the anguish surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, is dialogue still possible? The horrific attacks of October 7th, and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, have left both individuals and institutions bereft. For an organization like the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS), whose mission is to…
Tell Me About Your Search for God
My most meaningful interreligious encounter was when I was in high school on an overnight, school field trip to the sacred City of The Ocean—OCMD. It wasn’t a conversation fostered by a trusted adult or a cool journaling activity that got me to see the light. It was a giddy, teenaged-girl gossip session with an…
In Our Diversity, We Are United By Our Humanity
I sat and gazed around the room at this gathering of Justice Fellows, and I could feel the presence of our ancestors. I’m 22 years of age, and I do not consider myself a hugely religious person, although I foresee that changing as time goes on. Right now, I feel more spiritual. The faces I…
2023 Annual Report: Looking through an interrreligious lens
If we want to create a multireligious democracy where people of all religions—including no religion—can flourish, we need to be able to see the world, and one another, with an interreligious lens.