Tag: Engagement
Putting a Stop to Fear and Prejudice Through Engaging the “Other”
Managing Editor’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 rel... Read More
An Interview with Dr. Eboo Patel at the American Academy of Religion
I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my heroes, the founder of the Interfaith Youth Core Dr. Eboo Patel, at the American Academy of Religion’s National Meeting in San Diego, California. In the ... Read More
Reflecting on State of Formation’s Workshop at the 2014 American Academy of Religion
Mark Oppenheimer: “I had a strong sense of calling to be a religion journalist.” Haley Feuerbacher: “I found I needed the type of work done by State of Formation, and when I needed it the most, ... Read More
On Embodying Interfaith Dialogue
My mother was an former nun named Mary and my father was a carpenter named Joseph.” This was the first line of my application to divinity school. Where else, I argued, could someone like me go other... Read More
What Gifts Do You Bring To This Community?
I really want to build off of the last topic of the week, “Why Are You Here?,” by fostering a conversation of sharing our interests, professional career goals, and other gifts that we bring to thi... Read More
Reflections on Social Media and Politics
Note: this essay draws on material originally published in two posts on my personal blog, Historicisms. Having just read Mark McCormack’s post, “Dialogue in the Age of Unfriending,” ... Read More
The Limitations of Free Speech – Part 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the need to re evaluate the concept of free speech in terms of the greater aspect of understanding “the other.” So how do we get out of the conundrum that we... Read More