Parliament of the World's Religions

The World's Parliament of Religions was the first global interreligious conference in history. It was held in Chicago from 11–27 September 1893, as part of the World's Columbian Exposition marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the Americas. For the first time, delegates from Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant), Shinto, Taoism, and the Baháʼí Faith (indirectly) addressed a single global audienc