Category: Featured
A Process of Learning
A soft warm light infused the room, flowing from the flames of the deepas I’d just lit. A variety of idols lined the walls, their faces cast in an orange glow. My mother, sister, and I all watched w... Read More
Two Interfaith Stories: In Formation
In this podcast, Connor Dedrick and Reuben Allik, Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative Fellows, share their personal interfaith journeys alongside and through their experiences in their own religio... Read More
Ideals vs. Ideology
Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. Anonymous Growing up in a city like Miami, I hit the jackpot for religious diversity. I had Hindu,... Read More
An Interview with Dr. Celene Ibrahim
In this new series, we speak with colleagues, mentors, and students about their interreligious experiences, past and present. Four questions, four thoughts – FOURthought! When and how did interfaith... Read More
Elijah the Prophet & the Passover Seder: Intergenerational Questions & Connections
The below article was previously published on Tikkun on April 17, 2020. One of my favorite Passover memories from childhood is welcoming Elijah the Prophet to our family seder table. I loved the drama... Read More
Practicing Acceptance through Interfaith
Before I joined the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service (CSDS) at Northeastern, I had never heard the term “interfaith” before. I was suddenly and violently thrown into an environment o... Read More
An Interview with Katie Owens
In this new series, we speak with colleagues, mentors, and students about their interreligious experiences, past and present. Four questions, four thoughts – FOURthought! How did interreligious lead... Read More
My Foundations in Interfaith Engagement
I think the idea of interfaith has been something I’ve hovered around my whole life. My father was raised Christian and converted to Islam after meeting my mom, a Shia Muslim. They raised me and my ... Read More