Tag: Interfaith
Intergenerational Interfaith
Last month I attended the North Atlantic Interfaith Network (NAIN) Connect in Detroit, Michigan. The history of interfaith cooperation was incredible in that city. I was amazed at the established inte... Read More
Our Fine Feathered Friends
I’ve never been much of a wildlife enthusiast, mainly because viewing wildlife entails going outside, and outside is where the things that make me sneeze live. (Note: Indoors is the other place ... Read More
Partners in Formation and Education
One of my fall responsibilities is getting our confirmation classes up and running. Confirmation, for many Lutheran Christians, is an intensive time of religious education for 7th and 8th graders lead... Read More
Letting our Differences Breathe
After publishing new works, many scholars and cultural commentators will tour the country eager to educate a larger and more diverse audience about their research and philosophy, and they often find t... Read More
Higher Education, The Rise of the Nones, and IFYC: Where Do We Go From Here?
I wasn’t always interested in interfaith education. Personally, my worldview and commitment to interfaith engagement and education developed in college, as a result of being introduced to organi... Read More
Engaging the Whole: A Tripartite Theory of Interreligious Education
(Author’s note – the terms ‘interreligious’ and ‘interfaith’ will be used interchangeably in the paragraphs to follow.) This time last autumn, an intra-office email came t... Read More
Moving Past the First Date: Three Contributing Scholars Reflect on Honesty, Offense, and Interbelief Dialogue
Earlier this month, three State of Formation Contributing Scholars were invited to attend and present at the North American Interfaith Network annual conference. Responding to the conference’s openi... Read More
Growing a string of PERLs: A report from the first year of Philadelphia Emerging Religious Leaders — Part II
Bringing in principles informed by my work in Faith-Based Community Organizing I entered the first full year of Philadelphia Emerging Religious Leaders (PERL) with the goal of building the small exist... Read More