The Culture of Encounter Project

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The Culture of Encounter Project convenes conferences, lectures, online dialogues, and other events designed to explore the idea and practice of encounter across diverse issue areas.

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May 2022 Conference

November 2021 Conference

Religions and Encounter as a Global Challenge

Peter Phan on the Culture of Encounter

A Conversation with Alberto Melloni

A Conversation with Fadi Daou

To speak of a ‘culture of encounter’ means that we, as a people, should be passionate about meeting others, seeking points of contact, building bridges, planning a project that includes everyone. This becomes an aspiration and a style of life.
– Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, October 3, 2020