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Turning Hope into Action
Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m an optimist or a pessimist. Almost daily I am disappointed in humanity. I also am witness to acts of love and empathy that give me faith in humanity on a daily basis.... Read More
When Harry Met Wesley: Faith and Magic in Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford Alright, I admit it. I love pop culture. That’s probably why I enjoyed the references to the movie Alien cunningly embedded into the story lines of the 2018 cinematic bl... Read More
Lessons from a Past Life
Faith is something I return to again and again during these times. While our reality becomes more strange and foreign, when I am unsure of how to engage with our crumbling world, I turn to faith and t... Read More
Feminine Divinity//Divine Femininity
At a time when a feminist world seems very far away, I think about the ways in which my womanhood has strengthened and created me, how it has very literally birthed me into this universe, and how it i... Read More
Getting Beyond the Tent of Abraham, Part 3: Sharing the Burden
One of the greatest barriers to meaningful interreligious learning is the oversimplification, or ignorance of the internal diversity, of religious traditions other than our own. It comes out in the ma... Read More
“Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24 NKJV)
I believe God still intervenes in human affairs by means of signs and wonders. However, I openly confess my own disappointment in modern-day prophets. In my college days, I journeyed with some ... Read More
Reviving the Legacy of Sikh Women
My conviction and confidence as a young Sikh woman has been rooted in my Sikhi from day one. Growing up in a large family where I was a young girl with a brother and many male cousins, I never noticed... Read More
Breaking Bread
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek by Peter Paul Rubens (1626-1630) One of the most meaningful gestures I have ever witnessed happened on a scenic overlook of the Old City of Jerusalem. Our Israel... Read More
Getting Beyond the Tent of Abraham, Part 2: Learning from Contemporary Paganisms
Welcoming marginalized traditions, including contemporary Paganisms, to the table of interreligious engagement is happening in pockets around the U.S. However, non-Pagans like myself can still strive ... Read More