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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > World's Parliament of Religions
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > movements and organizations > World's Parliament of Religions
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > diversity in education > religion in society and schools > World's Parliament of Religions

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World's Parliament of Religions  

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  • The World's Parliament of Religions, the first formal gathering of representatives of major religious traditions of the world, took place from September 11 through September 27, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. The Parliament was one of the 20 auxiliary Congresses at the World Columbian Exposition, an early world fair organized to mark the fourth centenary of Columbus's landing in America. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; World's Parliament of Religions, 1893]

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