Asia-Pacific Interfaith Network - Institut DIAN/Interfidei.

The name of the institution is Institute for Inter-faith Dialogue in Indonesia (Interfidei). In Indonesian the name is Institut Dialog Antar-iman di Indonesia (Institut DIAN), thus abbreviated as Institut DIAN/Interfidei.

Establishment

Institut DIAN/Interfidei was founded at 20 December, 1991 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia by notarial document no.38, and then publicly announced institutionally at 10 August, 1992.

Vision

The establishment of a civil society which is rooted in humanitarian and democratic values.

Mission

To encourage and develop a pluralistic religious thinking through dialogue
To stimulate a dynamic network of dialogue and interreligious cooperation
To encourage religious transformation as a solution to humanitarian issues faced by the society

L o g o

The institution logo is a "candle" or "dian" in Bahasa Indonesia (spelled /di'an/), with the top part red-coloured and the base white (dian is also an acronym of dialog antar-iman [inter-faith dialogue]). "DIAN" is a candle which gives light amidst darkness. Everyone is as it were a "candle," which gives light unto himself, to others, and to surrounding environment, with all of them receiving light from one and the only source, namely God.

Banteng Utama 59 Perum Banteng Baru,
Yogyakarta 55581
Indonesia

Telephone: +62 274 880149
Fax: +62 274 887864
E-mail: http://www.interfidei.or.id/profile.php
Website: http://www.interfidei.or.id

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