Dr. Larry Greenfield
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About Larry Greenfield:
Larry Greenfield is the executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago, a regional judicatory of the American Baptist Churches U.S.A, and the theologian-in-residence for the Community Renewal Society, a progressive, faith-based organization in Chicago that works to eliminate race and class barriers and advocates for social and economic justice. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School, where he subsequently taught and served as dean of students. Later he served as president of Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, New York. Larry is now Executive Director of the Parliament.
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I was driving from Chicago to Rochester, New York on March 15, and, typically listening to favorite CDs, to pass the time away, while doing my best to keep my focus on the road. It wasn’t until early afternoon that I took a break from the music, switched to scan the radio, and got caught up on the...
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Inclusion is an especially important concept for the 7th convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, on November 1-7 of this year. We’re claiming that there is greater promise in being inclusive than in being restrictive or exclusive. Sounds accurate, right? But I want to...
The word promise can have different meanings. I can use it as a verb: “I promise I’ll do this or that,” and you can hold me to that commitment. But if I use it as a noun, like “this thing has great promise ,” I am emphasizing the potential for greatness. When the Parliament of the World’s Religions...
Pictured above are just some of the friends in Ontario, Canada who are ready to greet and treat you on November 1-7 for the seventh convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The photo was taken this past Monday when the Board of Trustees and Staff of the Parliament met with partners in...
Friends and To-Be-Friends of the Parliament of the World’s Religions: Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing some hopes and dreams, some thoughts and observations, and lots of information about the event that takes place in Toronto on November 1-7, this year. It will be, at least initially, just...
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A pillar of the Parliament of the World’s Religions left us—physically—on Tuesday, January 23. But in a deeper sense, there’s no way that Bill Lesher could ever leave us. The Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher was there at the centennial celebration in Chicago in 1993, the beginning of the modern...
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The news of the day, according to President Trump, is that the United States is doing it again. Again? Yes, once again the U.S. is scaling back the sacred - stealing away large swathes of land that from areas that are designated as National Monuments and legally protected by the Antiquities Act...
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Editor's Note: Parliament of the World's Religions Executive Director Dr. Larry Greenfield offers a reflection on "massacres" following recent atrocities including the massive assault on Sufis in Egypt, Christians in Texas, USA, and too many other acts of terror that have implicated religion as...
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No religion or nation or ethnicity or culture, it seems, has an exclusive lock on it. And victimized groups are everywhere: Tibetans, Ukrainians, citizens of cities in Europe: Paris, Nice, Brussels, Istanbul, Barcelona; Dalits in India, Muslims in too many locations, Indigenous peoples across the...
Dear Colleagues and Friends across the Interfaith World, In seven days, you will receive an announcement unveiling the name of the host nation who will make interfaith history as the home of the 7th Parliament of the World's Religions. Our partners in this effort are an exceptional team from...
Granted, the American news cycle has moved on, especially after United States air strikes against Syria and U.S. - Russia discussions. But so far, I’ve not been completely distracted from the reasons for those air strikes. And I hope others aren’t either. Looking into those strikes, The New York...
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I was just one of thousands upon thousands. But I’m sure that everyone of us who were favored by having experienced Rabbi Herman Schaalman knew almost immediately that we were in the presence of an extraordinary being. And extraordinary in so many ways. Without a note, he spoke and we recognized...
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To our friends in the interfaith movement around the world: We, who are your colleagues in the interfaith movement living in the United States, pray that you will not forsake us because of what some of our political leaders are doing in our nation’s name. We need you to understand that these...
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The Parliament of the World's Religions has issued the statement of testimony as follows to the United States Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works to be included in the official record of today's hearings on the nomination of Edward Scott Pruitt to the office of the Administrator of...
I write, I am sure, not only for the Parliament of the World's Religions but for persons, groups, organizations, institutions, and movements across the globe devoted to expanding our understanding and appreciation of our own faith traditions and the faith traditions of others, in giving thanks for...
What can you expect of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 2017? Not a new New Year’s Resolution. You can expect, instead, a renewed resoluteness . The Parliament will be resolute in: Cultivating harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities Fostering engagement with the...
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The Parliament of the World’s Religions Celebrates Entry Into Force of the Paris Climate Agreement A Public Statement from Executive Director Rev. Dr. Larry Greenfield and Parliament Climate Change Task Force Chair David Hales Today, November 4, 2016, the world celebrates the “entry into force” of...
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The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University has provided a study on Catholic attitudes toward Islam and Muslims that is exemplary in its honesty and transparency. But the methodology and findings are not limited to Roman Catholic community...
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From Larry Greenfield, Executive Director, Parliament of the World’s Religions The Parliament of the World’s Religions has a focused commitment to address issues of violence. It is one of three critical issues that hold priority in our mission and work. The recent rash of egregious violence has...
To Our Muslim Sisters and Brothers, Those of us who are not Muslims cannot imagine how devastating the tragic events of the last days of Ramadan have been for you. We know that there is wide consensus that these terrorist attacks are largely based in politics and that Islam is being used in...
Every one of us emerged from our mothers. But that, in the birth sense, isn’t what most of us remember and cherish most about our moms. It’s our emerging into the development of a self that is far more important. That’s not to say that dads are without a defining role. Probably more than most kids...
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Letter to COP 24 2018 Meeting on UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Hon. Michał Kurtyka COP 24 President-designate Secretary of State Ministry of...
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Today we learned of a massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. As we write this, the tragedy claimed the life of eleven people at the synagogue, and included bodily injury to many others as well as to first responders...
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Parliament of the World’s Religions Expresses Appreciation for its Executive Director, Prepares for Leadership Transition The Board of Trustees of the Parliament of the World’s Religions announces that following the 2018 Parliament occurring in Toronto, November 1 - 7, 2018, Rev. Dr. Larry...
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The staff of the Parliament of the World's Religions recently announced its ascent one floor from its home at 70 East Lake Street in Chicago to an airier, larger, and more multi-functional office. Celebrating 25 and 125 years since the first and centenary Parliaments, the organization welcomed...
At the Parliament of the World’s Religions, we are alarmed by the decision of the President of the United States to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. We are distressed by the escalating tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that this decision is causing. We entreat all parties to engage in...
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A Statement from Parliament of the World’s Religions Board Chair Dr. Robert P. Sellers and Executive Director Dr. Larry Greenfield In these times of extraordinary tension and danger, leaders—whether political, socio-cultural, or religious and whatever their nation, tradition, or spiritual path--...
Habitat for Humanity Women of Faith Build is was organized in part as a Pathways to PoWR Pre-2018 Parliament event. Coverage is republished with permission of the Canada Mormon Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Visit here to see more images of the event . Women of...
Habitat for Humanity Women of Faith Build is was organized in part as a Pathways to PoWR Pre-2018 Parliament event. Coverage is republished with permission of the Canada Mormon Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Visit here to see more images of the event . Women of...
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing in Washington D.C. to hear public testimony on a proposed rollback of regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards in cars and light duty trucks in the coming Model Years...
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing in Washington D.C. to hear public testimony on a proposed rollback of regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards in cars and light duty trucks in the coming Model Years...
The Parliament of the World’s Religions welcomes Diana J. Faust as its Director of Resource Development, beginning June 1, 2017. Ms. Faust comes to this new position for the Parliament with years of successful fund development, or as she would say, “a wealth of experience in helping people make...
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A Statement from the Parliament of the World's Religions by David Hales, Chair of the Climate Action Task Force and Trustee of the Board Dr. Larry Greenfield, Executive Director Dr. Robert P. Sellers, Chair of the Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Parliament of the World’s Religions Condemns...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interfaith Organizations Protest the President’s Executive Order on Coal and Environmental Rollbacks SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO (March 30, 2017) -- President Donald Trump’s actions this week to reverse the steady progress being made in confronting the challenge of climate...
Hate has a history. And it extends into the present. Hate has a religious history. And that religious history also extends into the present. But hate has its challengers, too, both secular and sacred, both civic and religious, in the past and the present. Recent and current political campaigns and...
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The Parliament has heard information stating that the Parliament's Statement on the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Nominee Edward Scott Pruitt was influential on United States senators who are voting on this nomination. In light of this information, we are republishing our statement...
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