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Why Women Should “Do” Theology
Throughout history, God has used women in incredible ways to propel the Gospel forward. Whether in the Hebrew Scriptures where women like Deborah, Ruth, Esther, and Miriam were paramount to the pres... Read More
Traversing Tradition(s) – Diversity in American Judaism
We, American Jews, have a problem. We are often unwilling or unable to see the tremendous diversity of our own community. The truth is: Jews come in all shapes, sizes and colors. There are Jews of eve... Read More
The World Humanitarian Summit: Rethinking the Role of Faith in Humanitarian Action
From the 23-24th of May, Istanbul will see the first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) convened by the UN Secretary General. The summit is unique in the sense that it will see a space being creat... Read More
Reading: It’s Good For Interfaith
My interfaith activism was more than a decade old when I embarked upon a seemingly new career: fiction writing. From my perspective this was an extension of my non-fiction and technical writing: the e... Read More
Review of Leonard Swidler’s “Dialogue for Interreligious Understanding: Strategies for the Transformation of Culture-Shaping Institutions” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2014). 212 pages. $37.00.
This review first appeared on catholicbooksreview.org on May 5, 2016. Leonard Swidler draws on his immense (half-century-plus-years’ worth of) experience and wisdom in interreligious, intercultura... Read More
“No really, what would you like us to do?”
When the folks who’ve been doing interfaith and other nonprofit work for decades longer than me look to me to say, so “what do you want us to do?” “What?” I thought. “No really, what would... Read More
Seeking Diverse Voices in Interfaith Studies
There are incredibly exciting strides being made in the field of Interfaith Studies. We are seeing more and more campuses engaging with interfaith ideas and learning outcomes in the classroom, in addi... Read More
Observing the Masters of Interfaith Engagement
It can be challenging intellectual work to take “terms of art” coined in one’s religious and spiritual tradition, time, culture, and language, and re-interpret, reframe, and disseminate the spir... Read More
Why I’m a Christian Committed to Interfaith Work
Editorial Director’s note: All Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different ... Read More