by sivicouncil | Apr 10, 2015 | statements
SiVIC has joined with other interfaith organizations around the Bay Area to raise awareness of the attacks on the Yezidi- a minority religion in northern Iraq currently under assault by ISIS. There will be a press conference next Wednesday, April 15, and an...
by sivicouncil | Mar 23, 2015 | events
The Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion gathered at Santa Clara University March 20-22, 2015. At one of the sessions of the “Religion in America Unit,” Prof. Philip Boo Riley, Vice Chair of SiVIC, along with Board Chair Rev. D....
by sivicouncil | Mar 15, 2015 | events
SiVIC Board Chair Rev. D. Andrew Kille spoke at the Pacifica Institute on March 4, 2015. The title of his talk was “Tolerance, Respect, and Pluralism: Changing Relationships in a “Multi-“ World.” The full text of his presentation, including the...
by sivicouncil | Mar 10, 2015 | Resources
SiVIC has created a new opportunity for those interested in reading together with people of differing religious traditions. The Silicon Valley Interfaith Book Club, hosted at Goodreads.com, will proved a venue for reading and discussing books focused on faith journeys...
by sivicouncil | Feb 15, 2015 | statements
February 15, 2015 A week ago, people around the world were celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week, a week dedicated to building peaceful relationships among the diverse religious communities of the world. SiVIC chose to observe that week with efforts to build...