Category: Featured
The Not-So-Lonely Woman of Faith
I felt achingly lonely for much of my life. This is not to say I longed for companionship: I am blessed with myriads of loving relationships and often actually enjoy being alone. Rather, this loneline... Read More
Religiously Illiterate
When I arrived at Brown for the 2018 fall semester, it had been eleven years since I had sat in a classroom. My reintroduction to a learning environment took place during orientation, when the roughly... Read More
I Can’t Even See My Comfort Zone from Here
So last Sunday, I’m sitting in our main campus chapel, live-streaming a contemporary Christian service on my cell phone. A young, charismatic black preacher exhorts the congregation to “fight from... Read More
An Interfaith Holiday Display: How I Grew to Celebrate Difference
The excitement, preparation, and unique family traditions that accompany religious holidays are seen across every religious and spiritual tradition. I know firsthand how easy it is to become so excite... Read More
Sounds Without Words
The nun across the table had devoted much of her life to the academic study of religious conversion. “One knows what religion one is meant to be,” she said to me over herbal tea, “When one finds... Read More
You CAN Take It with You… To Work
This post is part of my ongoing project ‘Talking with God’, focused on the religious practices and beliefs of Jews, Christians and Muslims. Names have been changed to protect their privacy, and al... Read More
The Gift of Fresh Perspectives
The end of the year is the time many of us pause to reflect on all that has happened over the course of the year—both good and not so good. It is also a time to look forward to what the coming year ... Read More
Interfaith Spaces as Communities of Spiritual Growth
If you Google “interfaith,” a number of results for the Boston area will appear. On the first page, you will likely find the websites of organizations that operate food banks, offer financial assi... Read More