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#King: Who’s the Man with the Master Plan?
April 26th, 1992: there was a riot on the streets. Tell me, where were you? You were sitting home watching your TV… while I was participating in some anarchy. – Sublime – I had only ... Read More
Land of the Pilgrim Pride
Land of the Pilgrim Pride My country tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrim’s pride, From every mountain side, Let freedom ring As I rumi... Read More
Mackenzie Reynolds: Why I am committed to building relationships with those from different religious and ethical traditions
Managing Director’s Note: beginning in the Spring of 2013, all Contributing Scholars will answer the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with ... Read More
From Lincoln to The Hunger Games: The Power of Story
I woke up clutching my bed frame, heart pounding, mind reeling – three nights in a row – when I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I could not escape this story, both novel and film, an... Read More
The Triple Goddess: The Crone and Closure at the Mouth of the Ganges
This is a story of transcendence, the culminating point in my India pilgrimage. I had sought active goddess worship and structured my travels according to themes of beginnings, manifestation, and tran... Read More
Knowing the Religious Other
I am giving a talk this weekend (here) on employing sacramental mediation as a model for interfaith reconciliation, encounter, and learning. Interfaith encounter involves knowing the religious other... Read More
‘American Idol’s’ Gurpreet Singh Sarin on Singing His Way Past Stereotypes
This interview originally appeared on The Daily Beast With more turban colors than a box of crayons, Gurpreet Singh Sarin is the brightest-looking participant in ‘American Idol’ this year. He tell... Read More
Touching Turbans and Airport Security
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post This afternoon, I was forced to let someone else touch my turban. It was one of the most humiliating moments of my life. I attended a conference at... Read More