The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law. IGE pursues this mission with a balanced approach, encouraging governments to protect religious freedom (top-down engagement) and equipping citizens to exercise that freedom responsibly (bottom-up engagement).

IGE's relational diplomacy in South, Central, and East Asia fosters relationships and practical agreements between government and religious leaders, enabling sustainable progress that is culturally owned and legally protected.

IGE also sponsors two educational divisions focused on the role of religion in public life worldwide. First, the Council on Faith & International Affairs equips scholars and practitioners of international affairs to understand religion's impact on the world today. The Council's major programs include a groundbreaking journal, The Review of Faith & International Affairs; a website (cfia.org); conferences and lectures; task forces; and fellowships.

Second, the Global Engagement Network equips Christians — from the pew to the professional — to live out their faith with cultural sensitivity and civic responsibility worldwide. The Network's major programs include the annual Global Leadership Forum; an internship program; a web-portal (globalchristian.org); and Christian education programs.

Through these holistic initiatives, IGE emphasizes the positive and practical role that people of faith can play in today's world, if allowed. The result, we pray, is local environments worldwide of robust and respectful pluralism — that is, a world of sustainable religious freedom.