▁toward ▁relig ions ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁Inter fa ith ▁co operation ▁ ▁Because ▁religion ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁in ▁Western ▁thought ▁as ▁a ▁universal ▁imp ulse , ▁many ▁religious ▁pract ition ers ▁have ▁aim ed ▁to ▁band ▁together ▁in ▁inter fa ith ▁dialog ue , ▁co operation , ▁and ▁religious ▁peace building . ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁dialog ue ▁was ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Relig ions ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Chicago ▁World ' s ▁Fair , ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁universal ▁values ▁and ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁divers ity ▁of ▁practices ▁among ▁different ▁cult ures . ▁The ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁has ▁been ▁especially ▁fruit ful ▁in ▁use ▁of ▁inter fa ith ▁dialog ue ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁solving ▁eth nic , ▁political , ▁or ▁even ▁religious ▁conflict , ▁with ▁Christian – J ew ish ▁recon c ili ation ▁representing ▁a ▁complete ▁reverse ▁in ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁many ▁Christian ▁communities ▁towards ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁inter fa ith ▁initi atives ▁include ▁A ▁Common ▁Word , ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁bringing ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Christian ▁leaders ▁together , ▁the ▁" C 1 ▁World ▁Dialog ue ", ▁the ▁Common ▁Gr ound ▁initi ative ▁between ▁Islam ▁and ▁Buddh ism , ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁spons ored ▁" World ▁Inter fa ith ▁Harm ony ▁Week ". ▁ ▁Culture ▁Culture ▁and ▁religion ▁have ▁usually ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁closely ▁related . ▁Paul ▁Till ich ▁looked ▁at ▁religion ▁as ▁the ▁soul ▁of ▁culture ▁and ▁culture ▁as ▁the