Tag: Interfaith
Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?
From Grace Boyd, Dr. Robin Mitchell Stroud, and the University of Southern California (USC) Office of Religious and Spiritual Life — a conversation about cats, conflict transformation, and lesso... Read More
Podcast: Finding Faith in Interfaith Work
In the summer of 2023, Alina Wilson attended the Interfaith America Summit, despite feeling increasingly distant from institutionalized religion. Returning to a campus rife with politically charged re... Read More
Interfaith and Me: the Guru Granth Sahib and Religious Pluralism
My concept of Interfaith began to develop long before I joined the BILI Fellowship. Indeed, a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds has always been at the center of my Sikh faith, our religion... Read More
My Interfaith Travels: A Sikh Perspective
Nanakacharya, Nanak Rishi, Guru Rimpochiya, Vali Hind, Nanak Peer, Baba Nanak are all names of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji around the world. When it comes to interfaith, the clearest example I can think of is... Read More
Embodying the Dominican Spirit in Interfaith Work: Community, Prayer, Service and Study
Growing up in a western suburb of Chicago, in a primarily Catholic household, I have always had a deep appreciation and love for my Guatemalan roots and a desire to help the people in my community. My... Read More
The Art of Dialogue as Dance: Authenticity, Generosity and Spontaneity
When one thinks of art, it is easy to think of one of the greats – Jean-Michel Basquiat, Nina Simone, or Pablo Picasso. Conversation, however, is also an art through which we exchange our ideas,... Read More
Bridging Differences by Remembering Common Humanity
During the 2016 presidential election, as the socio-political climate of the entire nation changed, I observed polarization and the creeping normalization of xenophobia in my own high school. This was... Read More
Story-telling and Story-listening: my Interfaith Journey
Maybe it’s just my struggle to socialize, but every time I meet someone new I’ve always wanted to have a story ready. For a few years it was describing the time I get held up in airport security f... Read More