Interfaith Fellows' Bi-Weekly Blog Post
School in Jerusalem – Azariah Horowitz
After high school, I spent a few months in Jerusalem learning Herbew in an Ulpan, an intensive Hebrew language program for new immigrants and Palestinians entering the Israeli university system. After growing up in a …
February 25, 2021
Religious Sights – Milan Stolpman
Aesthetic is an enormous component of any religion, designed to appeal to our senses. From elaborate houses of worship which appeal to our vision, fragrances that engage our sense of smell, and the widespread presence …
February 22, 2021- Read them all
EVENTS
Dr. Annabel Wharton: Contemporary Uses of the Past: The Model of Herodian Jerusalem in the Israel Museum – Feb 25
Time: Thursday | 25 February 2021 | 5:00p CST Location: Zoom | Zoom information available here
Exploring Race & Interfaith – Mar 2 & 9
Time: 9 March 2021 | 6 - 7:15 pm Location: Zoom | Register here
Lenten & Ramadan Virtual Peace Feast
Time: Feb 28; Mar 7; Apr 18; Apr 25 | 2-3:30p Location: Zoom
IRG: James Ungureanu — “Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition: Retracing the Origins of Conflict” – Mar 10
Register Here Time: March 10 | 4-5:30p CST Location: Zoom The story of the “conflict thesis” between science and religion—the notion of perennial conflict or warfare between the two—is part of our modern self-understanding. …
IRG: Brandon Bloch – “Reinventing Protestant Germany: Religion, Nation, and Democracy after Nazism” – Apr 14
Time: April 14 | 4-5:30p CST Location: Zoom | Registration info coming soon
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THE CENTER IN THE NEWS
Faith Communities Meet the Moment – Curb Magazine
Religion has a material side, a physical side and an essential side, says Ulrich Rosenhagen, the director of the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry at UW–Madison and an ordained Lutheran pastor. This means that materially, communities might celebrate religion with singing, liturgy and prayer. Physically, religions have a meeting place and religions have an essential aspect of their faith, such as weekly Shabbat for the Jewish community.
February 5, 2021Practicing 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, 2020- See All News Posts
