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Tag: racial justice

Opting Out of Interfaith Dialogue as Resistance for the Right to Exist

Opting Out of Interfaith Dialogue as Resistance for the Right to Exist

Posted on September 18, 2015September 15, 2015 by Elizabeth Durant
When it comes to interfaith dialogue and cooperation, it seems that not all faiths are created equal. My community includes a Umatilla/Nez Perce/Sauk & Fox indigenous storyteller and an Ifa pries... Read More
Who Sets the Table? White-Christian Dominance of Interfaith Gatherings

Who Sets the Table? White-Christian Dominance of Interfaith Gatherings

Posted on September 14, 2015September 13, 2015 by Elizabeth Durant
My home church recently hosted a summer-long series of guest speakers under the theme “Expanding Our Faith.” Eager to gain insights from other religious traditions, we invited a rabbi, an imam, a ... Read More
Apply to Present at the 2015 AAR Annual Meeting: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice

Apply to Present at the 2015 AAR Annual Meeting: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice

Posted on August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 by State of Formation
American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting State of Formation Panel: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice  At the 2015 American Academy of Religion & Society of ... Read More
The Slow Steps of Progress: Health(care), Love(#wins), and Hate (Beyond a Flag)

The Slow Steps of Progress: Health(care), Love(#wins), and Hate (Beyond a Flag)

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by Katelynn Carver
Random fact: I was born in South Carolina. My family isn’t from there. I don’t remember being there before we moved. I’ve visited maybe a handful of times since, but when I need a copy of my bir... Read More
What Nourishes Your Activism? Reflections on Interfaith Sustenance for Social Change

What Nourishes Your Activism? Reflections on Interfaith Sustenance for Social Change

Posted on January 22, 2015January 26, 2015 by Elizabeth Durant
I stood in the pouring rain, my numb fingers frantically pressing the buttons on the intercom box of the brick building where my spiritual director has her office. Sloshing my way through that Saturda... Read More
The Dangers of Nostalgia

The Dangers of Nostalgia

Posted on June 20, 2014June 20, 2014 by Elise Alexander
Earlier this year, I went to a talk at Boston University with Iraqi translator and writer Sinan Antoon on the topic “Translation and the Work of Mourning.”  While his remarks as a whole w... Read More

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