Tag: Religion
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
Faith and Science, as They Really Are (Part Three)
(Part Three of Faith and Science, as They Really Are; see Part One and Part Two.) SUPERIORITY Science and religion overlap significantly, and make similar claims about the world. (Read Part Two, if ... Read More
Faith and Science, as They Really Are (Part Two)
(Part Two of Faith and Science, as They Really Are; see Part One here.) SEPARATION Some contend that science and religion occupy separate worlds, but from my perspective, neither the religious faithf... Read More
Faith and Science, as They Really Are (Part One)
During the Vietnam War, a string of malaria appeared that was resistant to chloroquine, the most prevalent treatment at the time. Malaria was already a huge killer – in 1967 alone, the disease infec... Read More
Why Interfaith is a not a Safe Word
Two weeks before I moved to Boston this past August, my parents received a letter in the mail that was for me. The card read in bold letters “ONE WORLD, ONE FAITH, ONE WORLD RELIGION.” I f... Read More
Creating Interfaith Learning Opportunities in Education
Editorial Director’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different ... Read More
Teaching for Tolerance
I have been an educator for quite some time. My work usually focuses on youth education, specifically with high school aged students. Through the work that I do, I’ve had the great fortune to tr... Read More