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Dec 27, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Audrey Thibert |Allie Vroegop
'During the holidays, we are practicing relational spirituality and engaging in our awakened brain,' said one professor of psychology.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Asma Uddin |Allie Vroegop
Sacred Journey Fellow Asma T. Uddin writes that by seeking common ground and harnessing religious wisdom, we can move towards greater solidarity.
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May 16, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Elizabeth Evans
(RNS) — Ask a college chaplain, and you’ll hear a story behind the pro-Palestinian protests on American college campuses that is more complicated, and in some ways less dire, than what you’re seeing on television or in your news app. Media accounts of the pro-Palestinian protests and counterprotests have focused on unwelcome encampments, fights between rival groups and arrests by police.
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May 14, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Eboo Patel
(Deseret News) — Editor’s note: This essay was adapted from the commencement speechWhat is the significance of holding a diploma, of crossing the stage at a university commencement? It means that you know the world is far more complicated than you once believed. It means that you have spent the last several years growing your knowledge and cultivating your skills, and you are therefore far more capable than when you entered.
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May 9, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Noah Silverman
It is a challenging time for interfaith cooperation. I am saddened by the scenes unfolding on campuses across America in the wake of conflict and despair in Israel/Palestine.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Megan Johnson |Allie Vroegop
John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis, works at the intersection of the freedoms of speech, assembly and religion, and the related legal and political theories. As a civic interfaith leader, he works primarily with evangelical communities in a religiously diverse society to advance pluralism in America.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Silma Suba |Allie Vroegop
Over 150 higher education leaders, including nearly two dozen college presidents, convened in Washington D.C. on Tuesday morning to help navigate prejudice and polarization on campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Eboo Patel |Allie Vroegop
(Deseret News) — How would you describe the position of evangelically oriented Christians in the United States right now? That’s what I asked religion and law professor John Inazu in our recent conversation on the “Interfaith America” podcast, wrapping into the conversation two sharply diverse but influential figures in American life: the late theologian and pastor Tim Keller and former President Donald Trump. Inazu, the Sally D.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Allie Vroegop
Wishing a Happy Easter to those who celebrate on Sunday, March 31. Hear from some of our Interfaith America staff as they share their Easter and Holy Week traditions, memories, and interfaith inspiration, capturing themes of community, renewal, hope, and joy that span religious traditions:Easter is a reminder that in the face of death, hope can bring new life. At Interfaith America, we are relentlessly hopeful, seeing life instead of death through relationships and communities across the country.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
interfaithamerica.org | Joshua Fischman |Allie Vroegop
Halfway through Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, Shareef Amer, 36, sits in a hotel room, wearing a California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) Coyotes shirt. He has expressive eyes, a warm, frequent smile, and black, flowing hair pulled back into a low bun. Amer is in Evansville, Ind., as athletic director of CSUSB, whose men’s basketball team is playing for the NCAA Division II Championship. “This blessed month is so important to us,” Amer said of being Muslim in collegiate athletics.