Kelly James Clark, PhD

Abraham's Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict aimed to generate a fresh conversation, based in religious sources, on religious toleration and freedom. It enlisted thought leaders with deep religious convictions to search their traditions, sharpen each others' thinking and expression, and go public with some powerful affirmations of religious tolerance. We produced:

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1. A book of essays by some of the world's most eminent religious and public affairs leaders, summoning religious perspectives to argue for religious tolerance and freedom. Contributors include the former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter and the former president of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid. This book, published by Yale University Press, is also available in Turkish and Indonesian languages..

2. A conference in September, 2011, hosted in Washington, D.C. featuring many of the book’s contributors and a variety of influential religious and political opinion shapers.