Colonialism

Streams Run Uphill

Posted on March 19, 2014March 19, 2014 by Adam Hollowell

In an excellent new book, Streams Run Uphill: Conversations with Young Clergywomen of Color, Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario writes about the promises and pitfalls of colonialism in her own spiritual jour... Read More

Giving thanks when the trees are no more

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Hilary J. Scarsella

This week, the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving. Turkeys will be roasted. Pies will be shared. Families will come together. And, just maybe, we will all pause for a brief moment before the me... Read More

The Limitations of Free Speech – Part 1

Posted on September 30, 2012September 29, 2012 by Amjad Saleem

For those of us working in the field of intercultural dialogue and understanding, it has been a frustrating few weeks. Just as you think progress is being made between communities, global events peg y... Read More

Black, White, East, West

Posted on September 24, 2012September 23, 2012 by Phillipe Copeland

Article first published as Black, White, East, West on Blogcritics. On April 23, 1912, a religious leader from the Middle East addressed a multiracial audience at the Metropolitan African Methodist Ep... Read More

The Lesson of Kony 2012 for Mission Outreach: Sometimes “Doing Nothing” is Better

Posted on March 14, 2012May 18, 2012 by Kathryn Ray

“Oh, my dear, idealists are the cruelest monsters of them all.” -Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation In her various books on American history, Sarah Vowell repeatedly reveals a complex relationsh... Read More

Early Christian/Non-Christian Encounters as Comparative Theological Resources: A Case in Sixteenth-Century Japan

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies

Recent research on cross-cultural encounters in the early modern period has shown that the records of the first Europeans in eastern Asia provide us with excellent models to reflect on current issues ... Read More