Category: Interfaith
Openness Isn’t an Invitation to Touch Me
A few weeks ago, I had just finished giving a talk, and as the gathering came to a close the man sitting next to me turned to me to tell me his thoughts. I’m used to this. Maybe it’s because of my... Read More
Can Interfaith Dialogue Change Election Results?
As a Muslim, it is heartbreaking for me to see the extremely negative political rhetoric coming out of our presidential candidates’ mouths. From threats to bar Muslims from entering the United State... 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
Holocaust Museum Reflections
I had the opportunity to join some of my fellow State of Formation scholars at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum earlier this week for a day-long workshop, and I found it very productive. ... Read More
Co-Authoring for Life and Resistance
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unioni... Read More
The Politics of Difference
Chicago celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 12 by dyeing the river green and having a parade. I wanted to go and enjoy the parade festivities before studying for final exams. So, I took the bus to... Read More
I spoke to the value of Hospitality
Interfaith Cooperation is about values, shared values. Religions have fundamentally different truth claims, but they hold in common certain values. I recently participated in an event for our local ... Read More
Christians, Jews, and Co-Officiation
We sat around tables arranged in a rectangle. The participants were future rabbis and Christian ministers– students from various Philadelphia seminaries– and their teachers. The topic was ... Read More