Kindness and Compassion in Interreligious Dialogues
Presented by Professor Leo D. Lefebure
25 June 2025
1-2pm (AEST)
This will be a hybrid event. You are most welcome to join us on campus, or online via zoom
This conversation will explore the resources of the Buddhist and Christian traditions, for building relationships based on kindness and compassion. We will share examples of interreligious dialogues based on mutual understanding, shared values, and an intention to shape global citizenship.
About the Presenter:
Leo D. Lefebure is Professor of Theology and the inaugural holder of the Matteo Ricci, S.J., Chair at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is the author of the award-winning Transforming Interreligious Relations: Catholic Responses to Religious Pluralism in the United States. His other award-winning books include Revelation, the Religions, and Violence; True and Holy: Christian Scripture and Other Religions; and The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada, coauthored with Peter Feldmeier. Lefebure is the president of the American Theological Society, a former president of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, a research fellow of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a trustee emeritus of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.
NTI conversations are free; however, registration is essential. You can register here
