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Faith, Race, and Terror

Faith, Race, and Terror

Posted on August 14, 2012August 13, 2012 by Phillipe Copeland
Article first published as Faith, Race, and Terror on Blogcritics. It’s mourning in America again. Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote that the blood of the innocent cries forever. We join our cries wi... Read More
An Interview with Frank Schaeffer

An Interview with Frank Schaeffer

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Claremont Journal of Religion
Along with C.S. Lewis and Cornelius Van Til, Francis Schaeffer was one of the pre-eminent Christian apologists of the 20th century.  His books, the L’Abri community in Switzerland, and his stro... Read More
Hope Heals VIOLENCE

Hope Heals VIOLENCE

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Tiffany Buchanan
The dialog of the growing violence in America has been an on-going talk for some populations and segments of American society for most of its history. There are the peacemakers in society that have be... Read More
Fall 2012 Call for Contributing Scholars!

Fall 2012 Call for Contributing Scholars!

Posted on August 13, 2012October 12, 2012 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies
Greetings, State of Formation is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for Contributing Scholars! State of Formation is a community conversation between young leaders in formation. Together... Read More
A Muslim and a Sikh Talk about Sikhism in the Aftermath of the Wisconsin Tragedy

A Muslim and a Sikh Talk about Sikhism in the Aftermath of the Wisconsin Tragedy

Posted on August 10, 2012August 9, 2012 by Simran Jeet Singh
In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Omid Safi, Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of America’s Muslim publ... Read More
Boston Candlelight Vigil – United Against Hate

Boston Candlelight Vigil – United Against Hate

Posted on August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 by Br. Larry Whitney
Yesterday evening, the Boston University Sikh Association hosted a citywide vigil at the University’s Marsh Chapel as a communal response to the attack on the Sikh temple in Milwaukee this past ... Read More
My Life as a Sikh in America: A Response to the Wisconsin Massacre

My Life as a Sikh in America: A Response to the Wisconsin Massacre

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Simran Jeet Singh
This past Sunday, the massacre of Sikhs in Wisconsin captured the attention of our nation. As a Sikh-American, I received messages from my from my family, friends, and colleagues, each of whom expres... Read More
Today, we are all American Sikhs

Today, we are all American Sikhs

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Valarie Kaur
Re-published with permission from author. Original source: CNN. CNN Editor’s note: Valarie Kaur is the founding director of Groundswell, an initiative at Auburn Seminary that combines storytelli... Read More
Brown Like Her

Brown Like Her

Posted on August 7, 2012August 6, 2012 by Phillipe Copeland
Article first published as Brown Like Her on Blogcritics “More,” said my son as I listed as many “brown” people as I could think of. Grammy, Pappa, Aunties (including one adopt... Read More
Violence and Visibility: Let's Find Another Way to Teach Religious Literacy

Violence and Visibility: Let’s Find Another Way to Teach Religious Literacy

Posted on August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 by Kathryn Ray
As a Wisconsinite, my heart broke this morning when I heard about the news of a domestic terror attack at a Sikh gurudwara in my home state. As a Christian woman, I was ashamed that this act was commi... Read More
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