The Interfaith Triangle
One of my greatest joys in working with Eboo Patel is watching him think. He is the sharpest wit in most of the rooms he enters, and if you manage to catch him with a surprising or unusual question after a public talk or small-group gathering, you can see his mind whirring as he finds [...]
The Interfaith Movement Steps Up to Commemorate 9/11
A surprising amount of press leading up to the tenth anniversary commemorations of September 11th has been negative. Among the starker headlines, the Religion News Service released an article suggesting that “Interfaith Understanding Remains Elusive 10 Years After 9/11.” To be sure, last summer’s unnecessary controversy over the Park51 Community Center in Lower Manhattan and [...]
Preparing for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
The tenth anniversary of September 11 is in just four months. Plans for commemorative ceremonies, gatherings, and memorial services are underway. But how we understand 9/11 is still far from certain ten years later. Fears and pain remain; two (or, arguably three) wars are still underway; misconceptions and generalizations about Islam remain pervasive. We also [...]
Talking About Atheism and Interfaith Work at Religious Colleges
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post Religion. This February, as friends of mine flocked south to escape the unrelenting cold of Boston, I headed to the Midwest. It was my first college and university speaking tour, put together in partnership with eight institutions in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa that extended invitations for me [...]
Contributing Scholars
Zahid Shahab AhmedSince 2003, Zahid Shahab Ahmed has been working with national and international NGOs on peace-related projects, in particular in Asia. He has obtained MA in Peace Education from the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica, and presently he is a PhD candidate at the University of New England in Australia.
Pluralism ProjectThe Pluralism Project, founded and directed by Dr. Diana L. Eck, is a twenty-year research project on the changing religious landscape of the United States. Through an expanding network of affiliates and student researchers, we document the contours of our multi-religious society, explore new forms of interfaith engagement, study the impact of religious diversity in civic life, and contextualize these findings within a global framework.
Jonathan OskinsI love to learn new things, which means often finding out that what I thought was the case actually needs to be revised. I am still finding out new things about the world and myself, so please feel free to help me on my journey!