Tag: Dialogue
Dialogue at the Dead Sea
I believe that the definition of dialogue encompasses the following ideas: Everyone must listen and observe, at the same time as everyone allows themselves to change, growing in understanding and affe... Read More
Leading with the heart: an interfaith experience
There is so much at stake. Anyone looking around at the world knows that, and anyone who wishes for a peaceful, healthy, just world knows, too, that the changes will have to be immense. Revolutionary.... Read More
Goodbye and Hello, State of Formation
I remember the afternoon when Chris Stedman and I hopped on a call with Matt Black and Alisa Roadcup, who were then working for the Parliament of the World’s Religions. I was standing in Central Par... Read More
Interfaith in a Technological World
Last week, I read an opinion piece in the New York Times by Jonathan Safran Foer titled “How Not to Be Alone.” In it, Foer discusses some of the ramifications of the recent developments in technol... Read More
The Spirituality of Learning
Christian Scientists think of angels as bright ideas. Angels are moments of clarity and expanded consciousness, moments of fresh vision and creativity, broadened perspective, and infusions of loving i... Read More
Why Monty Python Makes for Good Religion: Reflections on Religion and Film, Part 1/3
Humor; humor is difficult. Religion; religion is difficult. They can both be reassuring, and discomfiting. They can affix labels, or they can liberate. They can be subversive, or they can uplift the d... Read More
Raising Up Interfaith Leaders
The interfaith and ecumenical movements need to raise up young people who understand how to delve into differences of faith and belief while also focusing on grassroots justice work. Too often, interf... Read More
Caritas de libertati: A People of Hope
Surely you’ve heard the Good News: We Have a Pope. What do you make of it all? So far I’ve heard many different opinions on the matter. Some are excited, but I would say a large majority o... Read More