Category: Community
Where Do We Go From Here? The Role of Interfaith Dialogue in Uncertain Times
The election of Donald Trump to the highest office in our country, whatever one’s political leanings, has sent shockwaves throughout the world. Other world leaders, both current and potential, such ... Read More
Atonement, Not Attunement: The Beauty of Repentance
I’m all too familiar with Christian guilt. One side of my family is Irish Catholic (they of the famed “Catholic guilt”) and the other side a mix of Appalachian Protestants, from the backwoods Ba... Read More
Muslims in the Media – and What I’m Going to Do About It
“A free press earned its spot in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because of its role in educating and enlightening citizens, and thus enabling us to practice self-government. But char... Read More
Are You Really Pro-Life? A Christian Critique of a Common Pro-Life Stance
My regular perusing of Facebook has revealed that our social media posts these days convey a pretty narrow range of ideas, updates, and occurrences: Halloween costumes (“Look how cute my kids are!... Read More
Finding Common Ground
Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different religious or... Read More
Social Work as the Physical Implementation of Theology
Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different religious or... Read More
Making Our Presence Known
What do you get when you cross an extroverted middle-aged woman with a profound developmental disability and a ton of unsuspecting tourists at the small town diner? The answer: lots of confused look... Read More
Becoming a Peacemaker in Grad School
When I entered my graduate degree program in the Fall of 2013, I had no idea I would be entering the world of interfaith. I was intent on getting my Ph.D. in Islamic Studies – and this Master’s de... Read More