Category: Interfaith
A Prayer for the Opening of Gates (in the Middle East)
Awareness of insecurity and surrender to it can soften us to let Eternity in, can humble us enough to receive that which is beyond our false sense of control. This is what The Days of Awe, and the Jew... Read More
New Ground in Egypt, New Perspective in America by Sarah Bassin
It is no coincidence that moments of national crisis are often coupled with sharp increases in interfaith engagement. Laurie Goodstein wrote in The New York Times, “In the months and years after 9... Read More
Christian Values in American Public Policy
With the presidential campaign season in full swing, the politicians are out trying to promote their religious credentials to their potential constituents, which gives the citizenry the opportunity to... Read More
Are Muslims permanent foreigners in the US? by Ryan Bell
Today the LA Times reported that “After more than two days of deliberation, an Orange County jury…found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors to conspire and then disrupt a February 20... Read More
Finding Hope in a Society That Executed “Troy Davis”
Yesterday a brother named Troy Davis was executed for supposedly killing a police officer over 20 years ago. Though seven out of nine witnesses recanted their statements he was still executed. Over th... Read More
Mysticism and Religious Dialogue: A Lesson from Howard Thurman
One of the first things you learn at Seminary is that whoever wrote Ecclesiastes was right; there is truly “nothing new under the sun.” Just about any theological argument you can think ... Read More
Unbelievers and Liberal Religious Persons of the World: UNITE!
In the world of contemporary unbelief the differences between “liberal,” “moderate,” and “conservative” forms of religion are often overlooked. The subtle nuances that distinguish libera... Read More
The First Conversion (A Reflection) by Ryan McLaughlin
In the gospel of John, Jesus is brought before the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate on charges of political crimes. The author constantly depicts Pilate as attempting to “wash his hands” of the situat... Read More