“Where are you from?” she asks me as I pay for my Gatorade. “Wisconsin,” I respond automatically, wondering if I should make a joke about not finding a bubbler here in Florida. She glances at …
Interfaith Fellows’ Blog Posts
Blog posts written by fellows of the Interfaith Fellows Program.
Ah Yes, The Age-Old Tradition of the Hanukkah Bush – Peyton David
Before I came home for Winter Break, my mom texted me a picture of our “Hanukkah bush.” I would argue that this is a full-blown tree. I keep laughing at the ridiculousness of it all …
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Noa Rose
“Round and round we dance, we hold each other’s hands and weave our lives in a circle, our love is strong; the dance goes on” I had the great pleasure of honoring Dr. King’s legacy …
Really Listening – Emma Lai
Being with the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry this semester has been informative and enlightening, not only in my understanding of different faith and non-faith traditions, but also in listening. Talking about such a …
Fearing Square One – Alyssa Hamrick
My religious identity is ambiguous. As my last blog post discussed, it’s been informed mostly by my own upbringing as a Presbyterian and influenced by small glimpses of Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam. I have to …
Sectarianism: A Blindspot in Society and Religion – Michelle Thomas
Imagine that you are walking down a road with a friend from the same ethnicity and background as yourself. On the other side of the street, you see someone who looks completely different from you, …
Power, Privilege, and Marginalization: The Larger Impact of Stereotypes – Emma Cox
For one of our meetings, we prepared to spend the hour discussing different religious and faith-based stereotypes that impact us. It began with people sharing stereotypes that people have directly communicated with them, or stereotypes …
Training with the Interfaith Youth Core – Katherine O’Brien
Last June, the incoming fellows for the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry were offered the opportunity to go the Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) in Chicago. The ILI is a conference hosted by the Interfaith …
Talking Religion Across Denominational Boundaries – Hannah Kwiatkowski
This summer I had the opportunity to take my nursing assistant course clinicals at a hospice center in the suburban area outside of Madison. The whole week was spent allowing me and the seven other …
Growing Up Interfaith – Midwestern Style – Sam Ropa
My inspiration to become a fellow with the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry came while I was living nearly 8,000 miles away from Madison, WI. While studying abroad in Varanasi, India during the first …