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Coronavirus, the Adaption of Religion, and a Hope for Greater Unity
The last few months have been unlike any our faith communities have ever experienced. My best friend had to evacuate her university to be with her family in Qatar. They celebrated Ramadan trapped insi... Read More
Three Lessons I have Learned from Interfaith Engagement
If you would have told me a year-and-a-half ago, when I first left the Mighty Midwest to come to the Northeast, that two of my favorite things about Boston would be the interreligious experiences and ... Read More
A Process of Learning
A soft warm light infused the room, flowing from the flames of the deepas I’d just lit. A variety of idols lined the walls, their faces cast in an orange glow. My mother, sister, and I all watched w... Read More
Two Interfaith Stories: In Formation
In this podcast, Connor Dedrick and Reuben Allik, Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative Fellows, share their personal interfaith journeys alongside and through their experiences in their own religio... Read More
Ideals vs. Ideology
Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. Anonymous Growing up in a city like Miami, I hit the jackpot for religious diversity. I had Hindu,... Read More
An Interview with Dr. Celene Ibrahim
In this new series, we speak with colleagues, mentors, and students about their interreligious experiences, past and present. Four questions, four thoughts – FOURthought! When and how did interfaith... Read More
Elijah the Prophet & the Passover Seder: Intergenerational Questions & Connections
The below article was previously published on Tikkun on April 17, 2020. One of my favorite Passover memories from childhood is welcoming Elijah the Prophet to our family seder table. I loved the drama... Read More
Building Bridges of Compassion: Preparing for Passover & Easter Virtually
The below article was previously published on Patheos on April 7, 2020. Last Friday morning (March 27), approximately 100 students, faculty, and staff from Hebrew College, Boston College, and Boston U... Read More
Practicing Acceptance through Interfaith
Before I joined the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service (CSDS) at Northeastern, I had never heard the term “interfaith” before. I was suddenly and violently thrown into an environment o... Read More