Category: Challenges
Getting Stuck in Clay: An Interfaith Reflection
This post was originally published on Huffington Post Religion. This is my first trip to Europe. I’ve had the chance to rent a bike and tour around the beautiful English countryside that surroun... Read More
I Know I’ve Been Changed
Article first published as I Know I’ve Been Changed on Blogcritics. In 1987, a black man named William Roberts was concerned about the state of black men in America. Headlines at the time raised... Read More
The Need for and Importance of Dialogue of Life in Community Building: The Case of Selected West African Nations
This paper discusses dialogue of life under five main thematic areas. After a definition of dialogue of life the paper goes on to discuss dialogue of life in general, the need for dialogue of life, th... Read More
‘History Centrism’: A Challenge to Abrahamic Faiths
It was a moment of crisis for Yeminite Jews. They were being persecuted by extremists of the Zaidi branch of Shiite Islam and forced to convert — with the explicit threat of death if they refuse... Read More
“Coming Out Jewish”
Trembling slightly, I pulled the folded paper out of my pocket and opened it. I held it tightly; I needed that paper. On it were the printed words that would guide my dry mouth and racing thoughts thr... Read More
“The Audacity of Hope”
Do we dare have the audacity to hope for change in our very conflicted world? To create change? To make change? To expect change? To allow change? Yes, I believe we do. The Gaza bound flotilla from th... Read More
An Atheist and “The Impossibility of Religious Freedom”
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan The Impossibility of Religious Freedom (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005) -Although six years old now, this book covers issues pertinent to the present time- The ... Read More
Two Ways Through Life: Reflections on The Tree of Life
Last week an old friend insisted that I see Terrence Malick’s recent film, The Tree of Life. The film instructs us from the beginning that we must choose which way we will follow through life, the w... Read More