Protests

Protesting Interfaith? The Importance of Advancing Our Dialogues

Posted on April 26, 2013April 26, 2013 by Simran Jeet Singh

This piece was originally published on Huffington Post Religion. I had never before seen anyone protest an interfaith gathering. But yesterday as we walked out of our hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, a small g... Read More

What is Holy to Others

Posted on September 28, 2012September 30, 2012 by Mark Randall James

I do not pretend to understand how an asinine video like “The Innocence of Muslims” can drive crowds to violent and even murderous anger. Many commentators insist that the ultimate cause... Read More

We All Have Our Choice

Posted on October 31, 2011November 2, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland

The participation of religious folk in the various “occupations” springing up throughout the U.S. is receiving increasing attention. Jonathan Oskins, writing for State of Formation, provid... Read More

Occupy Wall Street: Abundance v Scarcity

Posted on October 28, 2011November 2, 2011 by Tiffany Buchanan

While preparing for class recently, I read an article by Walter Brueggemann “The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity” which takes a Christian theological analysis to the notions of abundanc... Read More

Violence and Celebration in Revolutionary Times

Posted on February 22, 2011February 22, 2011 by Adam Hollowell

Last week, amid the slowing of protests and the celebratory atmosphere in Egypt following the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak, a debate emerged over the honoring of police officers alleged... Read More

Come… read my sacred texts as if they were yours…

Posted on February 14, 2011February 19, 2011 by Kelly Figueroa-Ray

In an earlier post, I offered a reflection on the types of inter-religious encounters that, although often well intentioned, tend to be reductive and ultimately unhelpful in the development of inter-r... Read More