The World Congress of Faiths was founded in 1936 by Francis Younghusband for promoting interfaith dialogue.
The first event took place in London from 3–17 July 1936.Bishop , Helen. A Session at the World Congress of Faiths. Baha'i World, volume 7. pp.634-645. It was created after Parliament of the World's Religions and the event was attended by Russell Barry, Halide Edib Adıvar, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, among others.
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