Category: Building Interfaith Communities

Building Interfaith Communities

Closest to Heaven: Six Years of Interfaith Life at 72 Sherman

For six years, my wife Virginia and I — along with our dog Paisley — lived in our apartment on the third floor of a house on Sherman Street, one of three separate apartments in…

Nick Mumejian
Building Interfaith Communities Ministry Leadership

What Thriving Congregations Look Like Today: Attendance, Belonging, Participation, and Resilience

New research points to real, if uneven, recovery five years after COVID-19 upended congregational life. Explore what the findings reveal and how HIU’s DMin program helps experienced faith leaders understand change and contribute to a thriving congregation.

what thriving congregations look like today and what it means for ministry leaders
Building Interfaith Communities

Quest for Understanding Transcends Religious Boundaries

Thirty-five years ago, I visited the ancient Ben Ezra synagogue deep in the heart of the Old City of Cairo. Built on the site of the Well of Moses, it commemorates the place where the…

genizah
Building Interfaith Communities

What Stations Chaplains Cross

On inter-religious negotiation, inter-faith risk, and the fervent prayer that availeth much. There is a difference between inter-religious encounter and inter-faith endurance, and I learned it in a chapel with a white steeple. Inter-religious is what…

what stations chaplains cross