Interfaith

A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

May 11, 2016

Elizabethtown College, an unassuming dot on the intellectual landscape, has become the nation’s beta tester in the emerging field of interfaith studies.

Source: A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric | April 29, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

May 3, 2016

“Stereotypes lose their power because they’re replaced by true, authentic relationships,” says Rev. Josh Graves, pastor of the Nashville megachurch Otter Creek Church of Christ, describing his project of engagement between Christians and Muslims. “It’s very hard for people to care about people they don’t know. That’s just true of humans wherever you are on planet earth.” More →

Source: Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric | April 29, 2016 |...

Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project

April 26, 2016

Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project

Source: Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project

Interreligious Activity in San Diego Since September 11 (2002)

Following the events of September 11, the atmosphere in San Diego was particularly tense. Three of the hijackers involved in the attacks were from the San Diego area, and San Diego has a strong military presence that includes the North Island Naval Air Station, Fort Rosencranz Military Reservation, Imperial Beach Naval Air Station, U.S. Naval Communication Center, and US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Immediately following the events, Rev. Freeman, a minister in Chula Vista, organized an interfaith prayer service for that weekend. The next week during a regularly scheduled...

2016 Feb 25

Religion and Resettlement: The role of religion in diaspora communities in the US

(All day)

Location:

3307 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

The United States has been described as a nation of immigrants, but refugee and diaspora communities have come under close scrutiny in recent months. The World Faiths Development Dialogue, with support from the GHR Foundation, has undertaken a pilot project in partnership with Harvard University’s Pluralism Project in early 2015. Its goal was to explore the religious lives of refugees who settle in the US to better understand how religious communities, traditions, networks, or personal faith affect their adaptation and community-building in... Read more about Religion and Resettlement: The role of religion in diaspora communities in the US

2016 Jan 26

Waking in Oak Creek Screening and Discussion (Religion Refocused Film Series)

(All day)

Location:

40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

On Tuesday, January 26th, the Pluralism Project hosted a screening and discussion of the film Waking in Oak Creek at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square. Event partners include Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, Everett Gurdwara Sahib, Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Boston, Gurudwara Guru Nanak... Read more about Waking in Oak Creek Screening and Discussion (Religion Refocused Film Series)

2015 Aug 05

Pluralism Project Curates August 2015 Issue of Journal of Inter-Religious Studies

(All day)

Location:

Cambridge, MA, USA

The Pluralism Project was invited to co-curate Issue 17 of the Journal of Interreligious Studies. Scholars and practitioners were invited to respond to theme: the "Problems and Promise of Pluralism." Assistant Director Whittney Barth served as guest editor and collaborator with JIRS staff. This and other issues of the Journal of Inter-Religious Studies are available online.

Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

January 13, 2016

Earlier this month, it emerged that Wheaton College had begun the process of firing Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor of political science at the evangelical Christian school. Hawkins was suspended last month after she decided to wear a headscarf during the Advent season to show solidarity with Muslims during a difficult period.

Source: Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity' - WorldWide Religious News/National Public Radio

What the Larycia Hawkins case means for evangelical colleges (COMMENTARY)

January 13, 2016

(RNS) What Hawkins really violated were the implicit but very real political preferences of Wheaton’s constituency, not the school’s explicit theological standards.

Source: What the Larycia Hawkins case means for evangelical colleges (COMMENTARY) - Religion News Service

Religious voices respond to State of the Union

January 13, 2016

(RNS) In his last State of the Union address, President Obama made an impassioned case against religious bigotry and cast other key issues in moral terms. They voiced support and criticism on issues ranging from religious inclusion to same-sex marriage to Iran.

Muslim woman gets kicked out of Trump rally -- for protesting silently | The Salt Lake Tribune

January 13, 2016

Source: Muslim woman gets kicked out of Trump rally -- for protesting silently | The Salt Lake Tribune

Rabbi Noam Marans on Nostra Aetate | October 20, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS (Videos)

November 4, 2015

Watch additional video clips of Kim Lawton’s interview with Rabbi Noam Marans of American Jewish Committee about the legacy of Nostra Aetate.

Source: Rabbi Noam Marans on Nostra Aetate | October 20, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Rev. Dennis McManus on Nostra Aetate | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS (Video)

November 3, 2015

Watch additional video clips of our interview with Rev. Dennis McManus of Georgetown University about the relationship of Catholics and Jews after Nostra Aetate.

Source: Rev. Dennis McManus on Nostra Aetate | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Parliament of the World's Religions | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

November 3, 2015

This year’s conference focused on women in leadership, peace, and climate change. Imam Malik Mujahid elaborates on the issues the Parliament considered and the importance of supporting religious leaders “who believe in the humanity of the other.” More →

Source: Parliament of the World's Religions | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

October 10, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks about his new book, Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.

Source: 'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

Pluralism Project Archive

Interfaith

A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric | April 29, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project

Interreligious Activity in San Diego Since September 11 (2002)

Religion and Resettlement: The role of religion in diaspora communities in the US

Location:

Waking in Oak Creek Screening and Discussion (Religion Refocused Film Series)

Location:

Pluralism Project Curates August 2015 Issue of Journal of Inter-Religious Studies

Location:

Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

What the Larycia Hawkins case means for evangelical colleges (COMMENTARY)

Religious voices respond to State of the Union

Muslim woman gets kicked out of Trump rally -- for protesting silently | The Salt Lake Tribune

Rabbi Noam Marans on Nostra Aetate | October 20, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS (Videos)

Rev. Dennis McManus on Nostra Aetate | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS (Video)

Parliament of the World's Religions | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

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