In 2016, instances of racial and religious bigotry were on the rise across the United States. Wertheimer Fast-forward to 2020, and though our country is
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The United States of America is often described as the great melting pot, home to many ethnicities, cultures and religions, the practices of which are
The enhancement of public understanding of religion and the roles it can play in society has long been a goal of the Harvard Divinity School.
Valarie Kaur said George Floyd and 5-year-old Skylar Herbert, who was the first child to die from COVID-19 in Michigan, died of the same root
From the minute he wakes up, to the second he falls asleep, Michael Martin exists in a state of inexhaustible gratitude. Martin “We have a
Valarie Kaur has been here before. Kaur “Here” isn’t a place, it’s a feeling; the internal struggle of working to sustain both anger and love
Feminine spirituality, Mirabai Starr said, is a paradox in a world that prioritizes masculine energy and attitudes. “The feminine inhabits this paradoxical space between form
In the introduction to her book, Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life – In Judaism (After Finally Choosing to
Equality. “Good event, bad event. Who knows?” Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister framed each expansion of women’s legal rights with this question. While women gained new
Teenagers were more independent in some ways in the ‘70s, Mirabai Starr said, and this allowed her to move by herself to the Lama Foundation
Harper Black. Indigenous. Colonized. To Lisa Sharon Harper, this is Jesus. “People of African descent and other people who have been colonized around the world,
Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania, said communication is the base of everything that humans do. Chittister “We don't know one another, but by
For centuries, technology simply amplified humans’ physical abilities. A hammer amplifies the force of an arm. A telescope helps us see something far away. But
Lisa Sharon Harper’s work didn’t shift during the Black Lives Matter movement — she said this is a moment she was made for. Harper “The
Whether people regard artificial intelligence as a tool that can turn into either a future friend or a threat, Jason Thacker said the technology is
As a theologian, Noreen Herzfeld knows that in the first century, people could see themselves in the image of God. But as a computer scientist,