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Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?

Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?

Posted on July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 by Grace Boyd
From Grace Boyd, Dr. Robin Mitchell Stroud, and the University of Southern California (USC) Office of Religious and Spiritual Life — a conversation about cats, conflict transformation, and lesso... Read More
Podcast: Finding Faith in Interfaith Work 

Podcast: Finding Faith in Interfaith Work 

Posted on July 12, 2024July 23, 2024 by Alina Wilson
In the summer of 2023, Alina Wilson attended the Interfaith America Summit, despite feeling increasingly distant from institutionalized religion. Returning to a campus rife with politically charged re... Read More
My Interfaith Travels: A Sikh Perspective

My Interfaith Travels: A Sikh Perspective

Posted on August 8, 2023September 24, 2023 by Amanpreet Sehra
Nanakacharya, Nanak Rishi, Guru Rimpochiya, Vali Hind, Nanak Peer, Baba Nanak are all names of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji around the world. When it comes to interfaith, the clearest example I can think of is... Read More
The Art of Dialogue as Dance: Authenticity, Generosity and Spontaneity

The Art of Dialogue as Dance: Authenticity, Generosity and Spontaneity

Posted on April 22, 2023May 23, 2023 by Sharaya Johnson
When one thinks of art, it is easy to think of one of the greats – Jean-Michel Basquiat, Nina Simone, or Pablo Picasso. Conversation, however, is also an art through which we exchange our ideas,... Read More
Story-telling and Story-listening: my Interfaith Journey

Story-telling and Story-listening: my Interfaith Journey

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Evan Chester
Maybe it’s just my struggle to socialize, but every time I meet someone new I’ve always wanted to have a story ready. For a few years it was describing the time I get held up in airport security f... Read More
Engaging Hinduism and the Dharmas through an Interfaith Lens

Engaging Hinduism and the Dharmas through an Interfaith Lens

Posted on April 17, 2023April 18, 2023 by Ishan Datey
During my time so far with the Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) Fellowship, I’ve gone from viewing interfaith as a medium of discussion between separate world views to a intricate we... Read More
The Power of Perspective

The Power of Perspective

Posted on May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 by Tom Reid
Originally published May 16, 2022 by Hebrew College. Parshat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2) As I write this, I am sitting on a plane. It should not be surprising, yet it is undeniably powerful ... Read More
Reality Check: You Can’t Sign the Gay Away

Reality Check: You Can’t Sign the Gay Away

Posted on May 14, 2022May 12, 2022 by COVID Chronicles
Authored by Christopher Belden The COVID-19 pandemic left humanity navigating life in fear, feeling depressed and isolated. Humanity grew universally hopeless as the pandemic dragged on for two years,... Read More
Finding My Voice in the COVID-19 Debate

Finding My Voice in the COVID-19 Debate

Posted on May 13, 2022May 12, 2022 by COVID Chronicles
Authored by Sydney Little Atlanta is a city where residents seek to separate themselves from the rest of the state. As a college student in Atlanta whose hometown is just a short drive away from the c... Read More
My Tie to Reality

My Tie to Reality

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by COVID Chronicles
Poem and Reflection by Brianna Moffitt There always seems to be a conflict between my insides and outsides  The dramatic juxtaposition of vibrating with anxious energy,  and the smooth calm of the s... Read More
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