Clara Ester will never forget the look on Martin Luther King Jr.’s face as he lay beside her on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. However, even 50 years later, she still can’t manage to
Stuart Sheer has a lot of wisdom when it comes to teeth, but in his newest children’s book, it’s a schnoz that has an oversized problem. Sheer, an orthodontist and first-time author, will hold a
Peniel Joseph refers to his mother as his first historian. As an immigrant from Haiti, Joseph’s mother raised him in New York City during the race riots of the 1960s. The city was afire with
As a child, Bryan Stevenson’s biggest dream was to swim in a swimming pool. When he and his sister, Christy, recall the first time they did, they joke about how they had to ask all
In the seventh edition of the Interfaith Friday Series, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, vice president of religion, moderated a number of questions with interfaith advocate, John Pulleyn, who represented Zen Buddhism. Pulleyn has
Pluralism calls for not only tolerance, but also a taste and desire for difference. A pluralistic society, like that of the United States, accepts a wide range of variance, but Frederick Mark Gedicks said in
Larry Terkel This week’s Mystic Heart meditation sessions will be led by David Gluck, teaching Hindu and yoga-based meditation, and Larry Terkel, teaching Kabbalah. The Mystic Heart Meditation Program is an initiative of the Department
When the pews are vacant and the gleaming reflections of stained glass windows fade, pastors are no different than the people they preach to. They need prayer, too. On call 24 hours a day, these
Although the baker won the battle in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Daniel Mach believes he left empty-handed in the war. And he would know. As a member of the prosecuting side, Mach was
A 30-second conversation in a Colorado cake shop sparked six years of constitutional debate on local, state and national levels. Although even the Supreme Court has now declared a definitive stance in Masterpiece Cakeshop v.
Even before the First Amendment was ratified, Douglas Laycock said practicing religious freedom has never been a piece of cake. At 2 p.m. Monday, August 6, in the Hall of Philosophy, Laycock, the Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor
In the sixth edition of the Interfaith Friday Series, August 3, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, vice president of religion, moderated a number of questions with interfaith advocate Rabbi Asher Lopatin, who represented Modern
This week’s Mystic Heart Meditation Program sessions are comprised of three teachers, two traditions and one purpose: returning Chautauquans to their natural state of being. The Mystic Heart Meditation Program is an initiative by the
A number of years ago, Rabbi Daniel Cohen met with Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, and posed an idea: What if Americans always lived as if it was Sept. 12, 2001? At
As a former combat officer on a U.S. Navy destroyer, Lutheran chaplain at Cornell University, co-creator of the Leadership Institute of Seattle Graduate Program, therapist, author and magician, the Rev. John Scherer has mastered the
Due to rapid advancements in technology, Maggie Jackson knows the art of asking for directions is dying. However, she still believes it is worth asking because the benefits of face-to-face interaction — even with those