Category: Religious Pluralism & Religion in the Modern World

Religious Pluralism & Religion in the Modern World

What Yiddish’s Resurgence Means for a New Generation of Jews and the Chaplains Who Serve Them

Many young American Jews are turning to Yiddish to connect with their heritage, build community, and explore identity on their own terms. Explore what university chaplains can learn from this cultural resurgence.

how yiddish is providing connection among jews and chaplains
Building Interfaith Communities Religious Pluralism & Religion in the Modern World

Faith & Fluidity: New Realities of Spiritual Identity & Expression in an Interfaith Age

Explore Multiple Religious Belonging (MRB) and how layered spiritual identities are reshaping faith, families and communities. Interreligious leadership for spiritual care has never been more essential.

interreligious leadership for spiritual care
Building Interfaith Communities Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue Religious Pluralism & Religion in the Modern World

Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Andrew Young: Three Men, One Mission

Last summer, I found myself standing in a quiet Connecticut tobacco field just outside of Hartford, guiding a drone across a vast landscape.

Andrew Young & Steven Havira
Religious Pluralism & Religion in the Modern World

How Exploring Other Religions and Interreligious Learning Can Deepen One’s Own Faith

I am the product of a particular Lutheran tradition of theological education, what Richard Lischer in his book Open Secrets called “the system.” It was not indoctrination by any means, but it was a particular…

how exploring other religions deepen faith, how interreligious learning deepens faith