"If combating racism and promoting civil rights was the most important American cause of the 20th century, interfaith understanding and harmony may rise to or near the top of the most important issues to be faced in the 21st."

"If Americans degenerate into sectarian violence -- as has happened in many countries of the world -- we are finished as a society. If, however, we can find a way of living in peace even though we have profound religious differences, we can be a model for the world."

Bill Tammeus, 2009

From 2009 Festival - Eboo Patel

On Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, Dr. Eboo Patel spoke in front of a large audience at Congregation Beth Shalom. Dr. Patel is the founder of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core and is building a global interfaith youth movement. Pictures from the evenings event are posted in our web gallery at picasaweb.google.com/festivaloffaithskc.

Bill Tammeus's blog of November 14, 2009 gives us the opportunity to listen to Eboo Patel again. Click on the link in this article to hear any of Patel's presentations that you missed...or want to listen to again. http://billtammeus.typepad.com.

The Greater Kansas City Festival of Faiths is a community collaboration created to highlight and expand interfaith activities in Kansas City.