Interfaith Fellow’s Bi-Weekly Blog Post
Dealing with Death – Cole Cimoch
During the COVID 19 pandemic, death has permeated our cultural consciousness—and it’s terrifying. We have been conditioned by our culture to avoid thinking about death. Scientific studies have even shown that the same neural circuits that give rise to the mind, filter out thoughts about our own demise. As an interfaith fellow, I have learned a lot about different theistic perspectives on death. Like how most forms of Hinduism advocate for reincarnation of the soul to a different form, or how Christian and Islamic traditions endorse the view that the soul is transported to another realm like Heaven or Jannah. But to achieve a full understanding of death, non-religious viewpoints are useful as well.
Interfaith Fellows' Blog Posts
Dealing with Death – Cole Cimoch
During the COVID 19 pandemic, death has permeated our cultural consciousness—and it’s terrifying. We have been conditioned by our culture to avoid thinking about death. Scientific studies have even shown that the same neural circuits …
May 4, 2020My Experience as an Interfaith Fellow (in a nutshell) – Niha Shamsi
I still remember the knots that I had in my stomach when I entered the Curti Lounge for our first meeting as interfaith fellows in the beginning of the school year. As someone who was …
April 30, 2020Fellowship to Fellowship: Growth in faith takes many forms – Eryne Jenkins
As the Center prepares to welcome the next class of Interfaith Fellows, I have spent time reflecting on how I made the initial decision to apply to the Center, and how I think I will …
April 27, 2020The Value of Diversity and Solidarity in Tackling The Coronavirus Crisis – Zheng Ma
Time goes so fast that the period of serving as an interfaith fellow is nearly coming to an end. Due to the spread of coronavirus, our activities have been severely interrupted: the final project had …
April 23, 2020Constants – Jackson Thiel
“What a time to be alive” is a phrase I have used countless times but for the first time I mean it. Everyday the news seems to break with some new unknown fact about the …
April 20, 2020- More Interfaith Fellows' Blog Posts posts
The Center in the News
Practicing in a pandemic: Students’ relationships with religion in COVID-19
By Gina Musso | April 23, 2020 9:00 am Religion provides many with faith and a source of community throughout life — especially in unprecedented times, some individuals turn to religion to develop a deeper understanding or a sense …
April 29, 2020Interfaith Fellow Matthias Chan Wins Student Activist Award
Thomas W. Jendrock Student Activist Award is an honor given to notable freethinkers. Interfaith Fellow Matthias Chan was given this award for narrating his journey to agnostic atheism in his most recent blogpost. Freethought applauds …
February 28, 2020Intersectionality, Inclusion, and Religious Literacy
Dr. Ulrich Rosenhagen, David Schulz, and Fellows speak on a panel during the Provost’s Summit on Teaching an Learning at UW-Oshkosh. 25 October 2019. To see the video of the panel, please click here. Dr. …
December 12, 2019Indigenuity & Teejop: Launching Mindfulness of this Sacred Place
Featuring Samantha Skenandore Distinguished Lecture Series Co-sponsored by: The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) Time: Monday, September 23 | 7:30pm Location: Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall The Hoocąkra (the Ho-Chunk people) have called …
September 9, 2019Race, Religion, and Revisionism: Why the Middle Ages Matter Now
Hosted by Humanities NOW Time: September 11 | 5:30pm Location: Wisconsin Historical Society | 816 State Street Fee: Free! Featuring panelists Ahmed Abdelazim, Samuel England, Martin Foys, Elizabeth Lapina, Brenda Plummer, Jennifer Pruitt, this panel is all …
September 5, 2019- More The Center in the News posts
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