BRIDGES CC

Peaceful co-existence between Christians and Muslims in the Balkans
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"Our purpose is to promote religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence between people of different religious traditions."
Traditions
Christianity, Islam
Sub-Traditions
Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic
Number of Members
8
Region
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Joined URI Network

BRIDGES is a non-governmental and over-confessional organization which brings together people of faith from different religious traditions represented in Bulgaria. The main goal of the forum is to be a platform for dialogue for the Christian denominations and to present and popularize the peaceful model of co-existence between Orthodox Christianity and Islam in the country. In their future work they will be guided by the following basic principles and goals: to reinforce the contacts between different religious communities in Bulgaria and to create basis of interreligious and intercultural dialogue; to enhance understanding and mutual respect among members of different religions traditions; to bring together people from different religious experiences and ethnic backgrounds to help understand diversity; to create contacts with men and women of different religious communities in Bulgaria and in Eastern European countries; and to promote the tolerance and the equality between men and women in the professional domain and especially in the theological domain – teaching and research. Bulgaria is at a crossroads of civilizations and religion is a bridge connecting Christianity with Islam. That is why BRIDGES believes a forum for dialogue should emerge to bring together different religious groups and traditions.

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Gift of Love

BRIDGES Cooperation Circle in Europe organized Gift of Love interfaith art performance to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week. This event aimed to create connections among youth from diverse backgrounds, bonded by a shared commitment to creativity and universal human principles such as religious tolerance