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Waskow dialogues on radically renewing, transforming the world
Rabbi Arthur Waskow is a radical, a pioneer; he has been one for a long time and has no intention of giving up anytime soon. On Friday, Waskow sat down for an intimate conversation with the Rev. Joan...
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Barrett traces presidential ethics and values through judicial appointments
On Wednesday, John Q. Barrett, a constitutional law and history professor at St. John’s University, continued the Department of Religion’s Week Nine Interfaith Lecture theme, “The Ethics of...
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Dean, Robenalt discuss ethical clarity through Watergate case-study
“Joan told us that we had to say something religious during this talk, (since we’re speaking on) tapes uncovering wrongdoing and all that: Luke 12:3 ‘Therefore whatever you have said in the dark side...
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Challenging assumptions: APYA coordinators promote learning and cooperation...
In her application for the Abrahamic Program for Young Adults, Farrah Walji referenced the Quran: “[We] have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another.” To truly know one another, Walji...
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Grim: Indigenous ‘lifeways’ can inform modern understanding of the universe
John Grim’s Tuesday Interfaith Lecture brought the cosmological stories of indigenous peoples into a dialogue with “Journey of the Universe,” a documentary film dedicated to revealing the intimate...
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Representatives of Abrahamic traditions respond to ‘Journey’
At Wednesday’s Interfaith Lecture, three scholars, each representing Judaism, Christianity or Islam, responded to the film “Journey of the Universe.” The film was co-produced by Mary Evelyn Tucker and...
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Hindu, Buddhist, Jain scholars offer Responses to ‘Journey of the Universe’
At Thursday’s Interfaith Lecture, three scholars representing the Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism gave their responses to the film “Journey of the Universe.” The film sought to...
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Daoist, ethicist, Confucian views close week examining ‘Journey’
Week One’s Interfaith Lecture Series on the documentary film “Journey of the Universe” concluded Friday with lectures by James Miller, a scholar of Daoism; Lisa Sideris, an environmental ethicist; and...
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Bishop Sutton offers four proposals to keep faith relevant to younger generation
The Right Rev. Eugene Sutton started his Monday afternoon lecture with the facts: Christian churches throughout the United States are losing membership. “With fewer and fewer notable exceptions, people...
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Hoti encourages interfaith education in Pakistan, world
When someone in the British Parliament’s House of Lords asked Amineh Hoti what she does for a living, she replied, “Bridge building.” Hoti, co-founder and director of the Cambridge University-based...
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Orenstein: ‘Religion is a holy process that requires patience and practice’
Rabbi Debra Orenstein’s Wednesday Interfaith Lecture was for people both old and young; when it came to the uncertain future of Judaism, she did not leave either off the hook.
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Claiborne, through Simple Way, fights poverty by living it
The neighborhood of Kensington, Pa., is prime for resurrection. It was once a hub of the working class. Native and immigrant workers hustled to and from factories, producing everything from textiles to...
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Stedman: ‘Let’s be sure the nonreligious are a part of this conversation’
Chris Stedman was unlike any of the other Week Two speakers, which all focused on the theme of religion and spirituality in the next generation. For one thing, he is part of the next generation, at 26...
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Claiborne calls for Christianity to be loving again
Shane Claiborne’s Friday Interfaith Lecture was a medley of inspirational stories, demonstrating that the teachings of Jesus Christ still have the potential to upset systems that oppress the poor and...
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Watley explains contradictions in African-American identity
Racism in America has split the African-American identity in two. Kindness and reconciliation are the keys to mending that wound. The Rev. William D. Watley was the first speaker in Week Three’s...
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Brazile: ‘Political emancipation demands and requires economic emancipation’
Emancipation is not just a political event; it is a multifaceted process toward a just and post-racial society. “The legal end of slavery did not immediately bring physical freedom to all former...
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Franklin’s tools of liberation: Big ideas, expressed through beautiful language
It was Jan. 1, 1863, and Abraham Lincoln was supposed to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. Morning and midday passed, and he still hadn’t signed it. The Rev. Robert M. Franklin, Wednesday’s...
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Warnock: ‘Theology that has not lived is not theology at all’
The phrase “black theology” appeared in the national conversation during the 2008 presidential race, when a video clip of President Barack Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, began to...
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Community conversation: Gayle leads town hall meeting on diversity
The original plan was for Helene Gayle to deliver the final Interfaith Lecture on Week Three’s theme, “Emancipation: Where Do We Go from Here?” Instead, she brought two friends with her to the podium,...
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Dionne: ‘Liberty depends on strong communities, energetic government and a...
Is immunizing children against disease an investment in human capital? E.J. Dionne believes that it is. But he also believes that immunizing children is a moral issue, not something that should be...
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