Hope Heals VIOLENCE
The dialog of the growing violence in America has been an on-going talk for some populations and segments of American society for most of its history. There are the peacemakers in society that have been a resounding voice for decade upon decade attempting to sound an alarm of attention on the growing violence, yet the [...]
Wellness: Practical Faith
Wellness is something that all people need, yet not all people take up the responsibility of wellness and self-care. We live in a society that looks for the fastest, most convenient way to function even at the expense of wellness. As I have spent a good bulk of my seminary experience in pastoral care classes, [...]
Interfaith Dialog: Respect is Key
This semester I had the honor and pleasure to work as the educational assistant for a course, “Religious Pluralism” at McCormick Theological Seminary under the leadership of Dr. Robert Cathey and Janaan Hashim, Esq. The core of this class exposed seminary students to five different faith traditions. Each week students read a chapter and supplemental materials [...]
Occupy Wall Street: Abundance v Scarcity
While preparing for class recently, I read an article by Walter Brueggemann “The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity” which takes a Christian theological analysis to the notions of abundance and scarcity. This article roots the historical biblical concept of scarcity in pharaoh’s desperate need to maintain power over resources. This becomes important to consider [...]
Domestic Violence: A Social Pandemic
This weekend I finally made time to watch “For Colored Girls” and halfway through the movie I found myself upset and impassioned. I felt these emotions because I found myself, my story and the story of countless women I know within the confines of many of the poetic narratives portrayed through the myriad of characters. [...]
He is Troy Davis: He is Free
Over the last several weeks the story and life of Troy Davis has moved to the center of many conversations buzzing around me. As I delved deeper into his life, what I found was a story of an African American man who was convicted and being executed of the 1989 murder of Savannah, GA policeman [...]
Tiffany Buchanan
Tiffany is a Master of Divinity student at McCormick Theological Seminary. She has a Master of Arts degree in Sociology specializing in Organizations and Institutions and Social Psychology. She founded and is the Executive Director of a non-profit Education Outreach firm, Love Learning Empowerment. She is an aspiring author and poet. You can follow her @ twitter.com/Radiant_Blossom
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Contributing Scholars
Sai KolluruSenior, majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Founder of a Hindu organization on campus that works to practice and preserve Sanatana Dharmic principles and values with the final goal of Seva, Selfless Service, through interfaith collaboration.
Br. Larry WhitneyBr. Larry is the University Chaplain for Community Life at Boston University's Marsh Chapel and an STM student in philosophical theology at the Boston University School of Theology.
Myriam Francois-CerrahEuropean Muslim, Community activist, feminist, writer, freelance journo, blogger and public speaker. Horse mad. Currently undertaking a DPhil at Oxford University. Tweets @MFrancoisCerrah