Category: Education
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
Pluralism in Light of Spiritual “Shoppers”
I begin this post with a confession: I am a spiritual shopper. By a spiritual shopper, I am referring to those who are in flux between different traditions, but searching for a place among them. Much ... Read More
Guest Post: A Freethinker Returns to Seminary
This Guest Post was submitted by Chris Highland. Chris has been a Presbyterian Minister, Interfaith Chaplain, College Instructor, Shelter Director and Housing Manager. His ten published books include... Read More
In Search of Kailash
For the past several years I have been working with a team of scholars, writers, artists and educators preparing for a month-long religious pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar in western ... Read More
Come and Eat: Breaking Bread on Ramadan
I recently attended an Iftar dinner at my synagogue, along with members of a Turkish Muslim interfaith institute. My rabbi gave a speech about how the Jewish and Islamic traditions understand t... Read More
“Interreligious Studies: A Relational Approach to Religious Activism and the Study of Religion,” by Oddbjørn Leirvik (a review)
In this welcome addition to the growing and emerging interdisciplinary field of interreligious studies, Oddbjørn Leirvik draws on his rich experience as both a pastor and scholar in Norway working wi... Read More
Purim and Holy Saturday: Waiting On the World to Change
When John Mayer’s hit single “Waiting On the World to Change” first hit the radio waves, I would refuse to listen to it. My self-assured high school-aged smugness thought that this... Read More
Celebrating Womanist Scholarship for Women’s History Month 2016
In 1979, African-American novelist and poet Alice Walker wrote “Coming Apart,” a short story about a Black woman in the U.S. confronting her Black husband about his use of pornography. For support... Read More