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I know where this is going, you may say to yourself, no more Christmas concerts, no more spring break over Easter! But I actually don’t have a problem with those things at all. I think religious tradition is beautiful and fascinating and so full of wisdom and joy.
Judaism has provided community for me throughout my entire life but, to be honest, the online community thing just wasn’t doing it for me. Transitioning an in-person community into an online community just seemed so much harder for me than joining a community that is completely virtual to begin with. Then, we created Interfaith Online. Little did I know, Interfaith Online is what has helped me survive this pandemic.
Religion has a material side, a physical side and an essential side, says Ulrich Rosenhagen, the director of the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry at UW–Madison and an ordained Lutheran pastor. This means that materially, communities might celebrate religion with singing, liturgy and prayer. Physically, religions have a meeting place and religions have an essential aspect of their faith, such as weekly Shabbat for the Jewish community.
By Gina Musso | April 23, 2020 9:00 am Religion provides many with faith and a source of community throughout life — especially in unprecedented times, some individuals turn to religion to develop a deeper understanding or a sense of guidance.For many college students, this may still be the case, but others are a part of an increasing number …
Thomas W. Jendrock Student Activist Award is an honor given to notable freethinkers. Interfaith Fellow Matthias Chan was given this award for narrating his journey to agnostic atheism in his most recent blogpost. Freethought applauds his actions and the inclusive environment that the CRGC promotes. Matthias is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science at UW–Madison. …
Dr. Ulrich Rosenhagen, David Schulz, and Fellows speak on a panel during the Provost’s Summit on Teaching an Learning at UW-Oshkosh. 25 October 2019. To see the video of the panel, please click here. Dr. Rosenhagen’s talk: Video 4, 14:40-32:20 Students: Video 4, 32:20-1:02:35 David Schulz: Video 4, 1:02:40-1:12:25 Q&A: Video 4, 1:12:30-1:26:24
Featuring Samantha Skenandore Distinguished Lecture Series Co-sponsored by: The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) Time: Monday, September 23 | 7:30pm Location: Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall The Hoocąkra (the Ho-Chunk people) have called Teejop (Four Lakes) home since time immemorial. Teejop is a special sacred place that is now home to people from …
Hosted by Humanities NOW Time: September 11 | 5:30pm Location: Wisconsin Historical Society | 816 State Street Fee: Free! Featuring panelists Ahmed Abdelazim, Samuel England, Martin Foys, Elizabeth Lapina, Brenda Plummer, Jennifer Pruitt, this panel is all about how – and why – the Middle Ages matter today. With public violence increasingly on display in our society, …
It is easy to see monumental differences between faith and science. The faithful are powered by belief. Scientists demand evidence. Dekila Chungyalpa sees similarities. Namely, she sees a planet that both share and want to protect. What if the two groups combined forces to protect the earth? Faith leaders had already begun the work in their …
The Center of Religion and Global Citizenry’s director Dr. Ulrich Rosenhagen was featured in a Daily Cardinal article about recent campus reconstruction projects.