All actual life is encounter.

Martin Buber

RELIGION SHAPES

It shapes history, civilizations, your next door neighbours... and perhaps you.

Encounter offers educational and cultural encounters with the world's religions through informational and experiential learning.

Online Discovery Week

Due to Covid-19, Encounter is offering a special Online Discovery Week. Trapped at home? It's time to learn! It runs from July 5-10.

Online Discovery Week

MORE THAN 100,000

people thoughout North America have heard, seen and experienced our programs.

COME ENCOUNTER

the people, places, practices and philosophies that shape our world.

DISCOVERY PROGRAMS

(4 day & weeklong)

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

SHAWN NEWTON, MINISTER

First Unitarian Church Toronto, ON

...brilliant lectures, visits to a variety of religious communities, and opportunities to see and/or take part in the worship practices of each religion. While I have an undergraduate degree from Harvard in comparative religion, I learned so much more this week than from all those years of studying!

GERMAINE KOVARY

...the excellence, the high caliber of the lectures, and the varied site visits - everything was superb! What a gift to be a student.

LUC BUSSIÈRES, PROFESSOR

Université de Hearst - Timmins, ON

As a university professor, I look for training every year. That week of learning & exploring the world's religions was my best investment in 30 years.

Encounter World Religions Centre