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“Religion as a Force of Peace”: Guest Post By Dr. William F. Vendley

“Religion as a Force of Peace”: Guest Post By Dr. William F. Vendley

Posted on December 8, 2010December 26, 2010 by Joshua Stanton
The contemporary Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, has developed a compositional system that—reduced to its sparest minimum—consists of the dynamic interplay of two musical lines in a field of silen... Read More
Mary – Don’t Leave Me for the Silent Land!

Mary – Don’t Leave Me for the Silent Land!

Posted on December 8, 2010June 12, 2011 by Stephanie Louise Fisher
I have a traumatised hand! The doctor says the swelling is due to grief and trauma. No infection so no anti-biotics. Good grief, what a relief. Just a rather theatrical hand. How dramatic. In the past... Read More
Drinking the Dregs: Tepid Thoughts on Indecision

Drinking the Dregs: Tepid Thoughts on Indecision

Posted on December 7, 2010December 7, 2010 by Bryan Parys
Sometimes I loathe how much my actions are based on the temperature gauge—my activism blanketed in a liminal state of dissipating warmth.... Read More
Future Religious and Ethical Leaders Ask The Hard Questions — Together

Future Religious and Ethical Leaders Ask The Hard Questions — Together

Posted on December 6, 2010December 6, 2010 by Chris Stedman
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post Religion. “‘Thou shalt not’ might reach the head, but it takes ‘Once upon a time’ to reach the heart.” So said ... Read More
Best laid plans of mice and men

Best laid plans of mice and men

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Brad Bannon
This mouse-and-man story is a chapter in my state of formation – well intentioned and increasingly in the gray.... Read More
Guest Post: “Shari’a and Human Rights from an Enlightened, Islamic Perspective,” By Paola Bernardini

Guest Post: “Shari’a and Human Rights from an Enlightened, Islamic Perspective,” By Paola Bernardini

Posted on December 6, 2010November 26, 2010 by Joshua Stanton
Dr. Paola Bernardini is Russell Berrie Fellow in Interreligious Studies at the John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue, St. Thomas Aquinas University (Angelicum), Rome.... Read More
Homos have a propensity…

Homos have a propensity…

Posted on December 4, 2010December 6, 2010 by Kelly Figueroa-Ray
My brother is a rock star. He is seven years younger than I and is the second author on two scientific articles (one in Advance Materials and another one in Cell). In the first article, he made an imp... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another

As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another

Posted on December 3, 2010December 6, 2010 by Ben DeVan
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More
“Another Way to Be Alive” – Yearning for E.T.

“Another Way to Be Alive” – Yearning for E.T.

Posted on December 2, 2010December 3, 2010 by James Croft
Finally, all secrets would be revealed. Mulder and Scully would be vindicated, and the Truth that was once "Out There" would burst into the public domain. Courtesy of NASA, today we were to receive of... Read More
The Ugly American Abroad

The Ugly American Abroad

Posted on December 2, 2010July 13, 2012 by Jenn Lindsay
I spent last week at Agape Centro Ecumenico, an ecumenical centre in Northern Italy with roots in the post-World War II peace movement. I attended last summer’s conference series at Agape on Fun... Read More
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