Looking at the 2024 Festival of Faiths Through a Green Lens

On September 24th, in Indianapolis, The Center for Interfaith Cooperation hosted the Festival of Faiths. The Center addresses the critical need for communities of faith to know one another and to work together addressing common needs.  
 
The festival started with a parade and ended with Sikh kirtan. In between there were booths representing Abrahamic faiths, faiths of the Indian subcontinent, and of East Asia. There were also pagans. It was a time of mutual celebration of community diversity. 
 
My field staff, Kerri Pulley, and I, interviewed several faith representatives about how their religion informs them in their interactions and advocacy for creation. Interviews included representatives from two denominations of Islam, two of Buddhism, Hindus, pagans, the Bahai faith, and various denominations of Christianity. Simply because of timing and coordination I was not able to interview anyone from the Sikh community or the Jewish community. I did include information of each faiths approach to addressing climate change. 
 
There are two episodes. They do not differ of theme. Rather, they are simply the booths I approach following the park pathway. Mark this event on your annual calendar. You might enjoy taking in the sounds, colors, and beliefs of the 2025 Festival of Faiths.  

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