Last week, I had the privilege of attending a wonderful conference, “Educating Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Leaders for Service in a Multi-Religious World: The American Seminary Context.” The college was hosted by Andover Newton Theological School, Boston Theological Institute, and Hebrew College. To read an overview of the conference written by Joshua Stanton, editor of [...]
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Educating Leaders for a Multi-Religious World
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, Jewish- Muslim Engagement, Jewish-Christian Engagement, tagged andover newton seminary, diana eck, hebrew college rabbinical school, interfaith education, Multifaith Education, muslim american leadership, religious hybridity on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Young American Muslims Tell Their Story on YouTube
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, Religion in America, tagged American Muslims, Kareem Salama, Center for American Progress on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I came across two videos on YouTube, each designed to let young American Muslims have their chance to tell their truths—to present images different from the ones that too often fill the popular imagination. Are these videos needed? According to a Gallup Center for Muslim Studies report released in February, indeed they are. More [...]
The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism: Interfaith Implications
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, Eastern Religions, tagged Judaism and Buddhism, Jay michaelson, nondual Judaism on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I took advantage of the blizzard(when “everything was snow”) to read Jay Michaelson’s new book, Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism, published last year by Shambala Press. Michaelson is completing a PhD in Jewish Thought at Hebrew University and has written extensively for The Forward, Huffington Post, Tikkun and many other publications. [...]
Abrahamic Interfaith Dialogue that “Gets to the Point”
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, Jewish- Muslim Engagement, Jewish-Christian Engagement, Middle East, Religion in America, tagged Abrahamic Engagement, interfaith work, interreligious engagement, jewish christian dialogue, jewish muslim dialogue, jewish muslim relations, multifaith relations, Muslims in America; ISNA; on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An article in the New York Times today introduces the reader to three clergy- and to three friends- who are working to “increase interfaith understanding” not just through seeking out commonalities, but through respecting difference- even as they broach difficult issues, such as Israel.
18th Century German Drama Performed for a 21st Century Audience
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, tagged Abrahamic Engagement on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Renate recalls having to study “Nathan der Weise,” in her high school in Germany. Gotthold Lessing’s drama, set in 12th century Jerusalem, was considered part of the canon, what every well educated German in the late 20th century would know of their literary tradition. When she heard that the People’s Light and Theater [...]
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