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Being challenged with a pandemic, we are currently going through a very difficult time as a global community. However, I see the silver lining. It seems like, for a long period of time, people have been separated by religious, racial, and ethnic differences. Wars have been relentless and genocides unstoppable. Debates are taking over dialogues …
Well, here we are. Another article about the Coronavirus—you are welcome! 😉 Yesterday was hard and overwhelming. My day started one way and ended completely different. My day started with writing a blog post– this blog post– about my study abroad plans for the fall. My day ended with me writing a blog post– this …
As an agnostic, the primary message of the faith traditions I’ve interacted with appears to be, “be a good person”. “Be a good person” is also a reason that people study moral philosophy: moral philosophers spend a lot of time trying to determine what makes a person “good” and how we can be better people. …
When I applied to be an Interfaith Fellow, it was to increase my religious literacy by hearing about the daily experiences of my peers who follow different faiths. This semester especially, we have been having substantive discussions not only about practices and values, but about struggles we’ve faced to reach our present level of religious …
Our recent holy site visit to the AHA Shiva Vishnu temple was one of the most informative and impactful experiences I’ve had as an Interfaith Fellow so far. I came away from the visit with a heightened awareness about how diverse the world of Hinduism is, which to me, is a testament to the fact …
When I was in Catholic school as a child, everything seemed so structured, far beyond what I thought was right. There appeared to be a stable path for getting into heaven, for living one’s life with grace – a checklist: do this, avoid that. This rigidity was a small push factor in my decision to …
Since the dawn of humanity, we’ve always created stories—stories that are imaginary or grounded in real events or anything in between. I’ve started to view religion as a story itself, about light and darkness, gods and children of gods, of ordinary and not so ordinary men and women who have a craving for truth. Whether …
Our annual interfaith potluck took place Tuesday December 3rd, though we started planning for this meeting weeks before in different committees. I was not sure how many people would show up, but we had a pretty good turnout with about 40 or so attending. Up to this point all our interaction with interfaith dialogue had …
Last Tuesday, I had a jam-packed day. Similar to many other college students you may talk to, I left my apartment at 9:00am and didn’t get back until 10:00pm. But my day was a little different than everyone else’s—my afternoon consisted completely of religious activities. I went from a Hillel Advisory Board Meeting straight to …
I have been part of the CRGC since last semester, and that has brought me many unprecedented and meaningful experiences. As an international student who comes from China, it was difficult for me to find such a diverse and inclusive environment that could give me opportunities to learn from people with different beliefs. In China, …