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Tag: Trust

An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

Posted on February 3, 2015February 2, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
We were on our way to meet Pope Francis. We—the participants in the 50th anniversary meeting of the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies—departed together from the Urbaniana campus a... Read More
Security and Privacy; Safety and Trust

Security and Privacy; Safety and Trust

Posted on June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 by David Fisher
Camped out up the trail from his house in Eastern Kentucky, underneath a makeshift lean-to honoring Sukkot, Chad and I had one of our most personal conversations. In broad terms that are appropriate t... Read More
Trust, Fear and London

Trust, Fear and London

Posted on June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by Charlotte Dando
The problem with trust, of course, is that it involves vulnerability. By trusting, we risk getting hurt. Yet I have come to realise that failing to trust risks far more harm. I live in the hustle and ... Read More
#King: Who's the Man with the Master Plan?

#King: Who’s the Man with the Master Plan?

Posted on March 3, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
April 26th, 1992: there was a riot on the streets. Tell me, where were you? You were sitting home watching your TV… while I was participating in some anarchy. – Sublime – I had only ... Read More
Theology of the Body, Episode 2: The Gendering of Voices in a Mormon Sunday Choir

Theology of the Body, Episode 2: The Gendering of Voices in a Mormon Sunday Choir

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Alasdair Ekpenyong
Like the master-signifier of reality, the hanging portrait of a prophet hovered in the air of a vacated instruction room, smiling with relief over a group of the elect youth of God’s Zion who ha... Read More
Politicians Say the Darndest Things

Politicians Say the Darndest Things

Posted on August 22, 2012August 21, 2012 by Br. Larry Whitney
Politicians say the darndest things.  Of course, it’s never as cute as when kids say the darndest things.  In fact, it’s usually downright awful.  For example, on Sunday, Representative Todd Ak... Read More
“Abrahamic Partnerships in Pursuit of Peace” By Yehezkel Landau

“Abrahamic Partnerships in Pursuit of Peace” By Yehezkel Landau

Posted on April 17, 2012April 22, 2012 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies
Yehezkel Landau is a Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary. In June, 2002, I spent six days at a place that is holy for me:  the Community of Grandchamp, a convent of Protest... Read More

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