Category: Community
Streams Run Uphill
In an excellent new book, Streams Run Uphill: Conversations with Young Clergywomen of Color, Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario writes about the promises and pitfalls of colonialism in her own spiritual jour... Read More
Unreconcilable Beliefs: Humanism, Witches, and Human Rights
Before I went to Ghana I had no idea there were witches there. For me, witchcraft accusations were of historical interest, not a contemporary concern. How wrong I was. Witchcraft accusations are very ... Read More
Building a Civil Society: The Role of Pluralism, Education and a Cosmopolitan Ethic
On February 28 2014 I received an invitation to attend a reception in Massey Hall, Toronto, held by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in honour of His Highness the Aga Khan. This reception was especially ... Read More
On the Bumper Sticker: “When Jesus said ‘Love your enemies,’ I think he probably meant don’t kill them.”
As a faith leader, my call to ministry necessarily leads me to interfaith encounters. I am a licensed minister in the Church of the Brethren, one of three historic peace churches in the United States ... Read More
On being Called to Celebrate Difference
"Sh'ma Israel Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad!" (Deut. 6:4) "Hear o Israel the Lord our god the Lord is One". This sentence is probably the one most known by Jews. We say it when we get up, during the da... Read More
Interfaith Youth Core’s first ever Alumni Gathering
At the end of January I attended the Interfaith Youth Core’s first ever Alumni Gathering. It was an incredible experience. Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) is an organization that anyone interested in t... Read More
On seeing each other as people and knowing we are human
I believe that we must create relationships across religious and ethical traditions if we are ever to create peace. My primary orientation in life and meaning making is the religious prism. So this is... Read More
In Another Gilgul: Forgiveness, the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, and Bedtime
Every night before we go to sleep, Jewish liturgy offers us the opportunity to forgive. The Bedtime Shema begins: “Master of the universe, I hereby forgive anyone who angered or antagonized me or wh... Read More