When University Housing proposed controversial changes to the existing “pay-as-you-go” dining policy in December 2017, student activists of all persuasions spoke out against the decision. Among the voices were interfaith fellows, arguing that mandatory deposits weren’t just burdensome for low-income students, they violated Housing’s commitment to diversity and inclusion by disregarding students with religious dietary restrictions. …
When University Housing proposed controversial changes to the existing “pay-as-you-go” dining policy in December 2017, student activists of all persuasions spoke out against the decision. Among the voices were interfaith fellows, arguing that mandatory deposits weren’t just burdensome for low-income students, they violated Housing’s commitment to diversity and inclusion by disregarding students with religious dietary …
The director of the CRGC recently gave a talk to the Rotary Club of Madison titled “Teaching Religion at a Public University“. Talk description: Over the last decades, colleges and universities have become increasingly cognizant of the relevance of religion for a democratic polis. As a result, they have developed programs to improve religious literacy …
Our Center Director Ulrich Rosenhagen is on Fernweh and Home, a podcast produced by two UW students. It aims to celebrate, document, and encourage the German-American relationship. Professor Rosenhagen discusses our center, the role of religion in the United States and Germany, and more! Tune in! Link to interview here
MADISON (WKOW) — Children across Madison celebrated faiths of all kinds Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. First Congregational UCC, in conjunction with Beth Israel Center, Madinah Academy of Madison, and Madison Christian Community, hosted Madison area first through eighth graders for a day of faith, service, education, and celebration. Sixty kids …
The director of the CRGC, Ulrich Rosenhagen, was interviewed for the online magazine CURB for a story on religion and fear. In the middle of the night, David Giffey woke, grabbing for his rifle next to him in bed — but it’s not there. Just like it wasn’t there the last time he had this …
Thank you all for joining us tonight at our second annual Interfaith Potluck! It was a wonderful opportunity to meet others on campus and start building an Interfaith Network together!
CRGC Director Ulrich Rosenhagen together with Rita Sherma, Amir Hussain, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Alan Brill, and John Pawlikowski after their panel on “Theological Responses to Interreligious Dialogue” at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto.
Several hundred campus and community members gathered outside Memorial Library Monday night for a vigil speaking out against anti-Semitism, racism and other forms of hatred and paying tribute to those killed and injured in Saturday’s attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Read more
I grew up in the middle of Germany in a small town from medieval times called “Felsberg,” which had cobblestone streets and even a castle on a hilltop. There was a bus stop in my town called “Kriegerdenkmal,” which literally means “warrior memorial.” The stop got its name from a big, impressive World War I …