“As I Develop the Awakening Mind:” the Dharma and MCA
Adam Yauch, aka MCA, died last week. He was a founding member of the Beastie Boys, also known for his Buddhism and social activism. He created the Milarepa Fund, which produced the Tibetan Freedom concert series and long promoted the cause of HH the Dalai Lama and the self-determination of the Tibetan people. I never [...]
The Tennessee “Monkey Bill:” Why We Need Better Education About Religion in Public Schools
Recently, the Tennessee legislature passed the controversial HB 368, dubbed “The Monkey Bill” by its critics as a reference to the famous 1925 Scopes Trial. The bill starts off with a sound argument—that science education should “inform students about scientific evidence” and “help students develop critical thinking skills necessary to becoming intelligent, productive, and scientifically [...]
Tiffany Puett
Tiffany Puett is a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on religious diversity and multiculturalism in North America, the ongoing construction of ‘religion’ in a liberal democratic society and the politics embedded in these processes. She’s especially interested in the intersections of religion with education, citizenship, and religious freedom.
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Contributing Scholars
Guruamrit KhalsaGuruamrit Khalsa is an MA candidate at American University's School of International Service studying U.S. foreign policy and South Asia. She has studied the Arabic and Urdu languages, and was a former intern with the Middle East Institute in Washington.
Anthony FattaAnthony Fatta, 23, is currently a 2nd year Master of Divinity candidate at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, TN and a member of the United Methodist Church. Academic/Vocational interests include: theologies of religious pluralism, comparative theology, interfaith marriage/families and pastoral care, Jewish-Christian relations and congregational ministry in a religiously diverse world.
Ryan BellRyan Bell is the Senior Pastor of the Hollywood Adventist Church in Los Angeles, CA. A recent doctoral graduate from Fuller Theological Seminary, he teaches part-time at Azusa Pacific University and is active in congregation-based community organizing and interfaith peacemaking work around the city.