Tag: Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Turning Boulders into Beaches
A beach is much more impressive when one realizes the time and energy that has gone into the deconstruction of big rocks in order to make billions of sand pebbles. When we stand on a beach, our toes s... Read More
Finding Your Voice in an Interfaith World
This is my recollection of co-Founding the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Central to this effort was my co-Founder, Stephanie Varnon-Hughes. Without her, this project could never have taken shap... Read More
“Mary Astell’s Unlikely Feminist Revolution: Lessons on the Role of Religion in Fighting for Gender Rights in 18th Century England,” by Brandon Withrow
The Christian philosopher and theologian Mary Astell (1666-1731) called for a counter-intuitive feminist revolution, which included the education of, and Protestant monastic community for, women (as a... Read More
I Am So Much More Than a Statistic
People think that a high school drop out, drops out because they get pregnant, or they use drugs, or they lack intelligence, or they are lazy. The fact is, that kids drop out of high school for variou... Read More
Interfaith Dialog: Respect is Key
This semester I had the honor and pleasure to work as the educational assistant for a course, “Religious Pluralism” at McCormick Theological Seminary under the leadership of Dr. Robert Ca... Read More
“Spiritual Directions, Religious Ways, and Education,” by Joseph McCann
Robert Wuthnow, Professor of Sociology at Princeton and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, has been observing and analyzing American approaches to religion for some decades now. H... Read More
State of Formation Featured in Association of Theological Schools’ “Colloquy”
State of Formation and the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue were just featured in two major articles for the Association of Theological Schools’ quarterly Colloquy publication, written by lea... Read More
Rabbi Or Rose on “A Post 9/11 Pledge”
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approached I, like so many others, began to reflect on the events of that devastating day, and all that has transpired in our country and throughout the world since. I ... Read More