Sunday, November 26, 2023 (12:30 pm ~ 5:45 pm)
Lazaridis Hall Auditorium at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Theme: Healing a Polarized World
Canada's Largest Multi Faith Event
The 41st World Religions Conference was successfully held on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Prestigious Lazaridis Hall Auditorium at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Scholars from various religions and philosophical traditions participated. Approximately 700 attendees belonging to different faiths attended the event.
Live Stream of the entire conference can be viewed here:
The conference explored the impact of polarization of this world and how to heal it. Our world is becoming polarized in many ways. May it be political, religious ideologies, economics or social status. This is causing a decrease in empathy and
tolerance and triggering conflict after conflict. How can we heal this polarized world? We invited organizations from the leading faith groups and philosophical traditions to tackle this daunting question in the theme of this year’s conference.
About World Religions Conference
The World Religions Conference (WRC) is a multi-faith event which brings together well-known scholars from the world’s major religions to speak on a common topic from the point of view of their respective religious traditions. For 41+ years, the WRC has served as an invaluable forum for different religious and ethnic communities to gather in the spirit of tolerance, peace, cooperation, and understanding. The WRC serves the noble purpose of educating members of the community regarding interesting and relevant topics by providing a platform where all major religions can pool their collective wisdom and teachings regarding the topic. Continually on the rise in terms of organizational standards, quality of content, and attendance, the WRC has become Canada's largest and longest running event of its kind!
The conference has a long tradition for bringing together renowned scholars for a deep and thought-provoking exchange of ideas. The event aims to explore the teachings and practices of different religious and philosophical traditions, with the hope that such mutual exploration will encourage better understanding and promote harmonious co-existence among the members of the society.
Participating Religions and Philosophical Traditions:
Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Indigenous Spirituality and Humanism (Atheism and Agnostics)
The conference has been organized in Canada since 1981. It has a long tradition for bringing together renowned scholars for a deep and thought-provoking exchange of ideas. The event aims to explore the teachings and practices of different religious and philosophical traditions, with the hope that such mutual exploration will encourage better understanding and promote harmonious co-existence among the members of the society.
Date of Event: Sunday, November 26, 2023 12:30pm to 5:00pm
Venue: Lazaridis Hall Auditorium Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
For more info call: 1-877-INFO-WRC
Message from Dignitaries (41st WRC)