Interfaith Fellow’s Bi-Weekly Blog Post
Interfaith Lessons Where You Least Expect Them – Sophie Gumble
This past summer, I worked as a caregiver for a home healthcare agency—meaning that I would drive to the homes of clients and help them with basic things so that they were safe and able to live in their homes for as long as possible. Something that I realized pretty quickly was that many of my clients were intolerant of religions other than theirs, and of other minority groups as well. Like in many jobs, I was not allowed to respond to their bigoted comments, even when they were about groups I am a part of. Though I was still able to do my job, it became very emotionally difficult to spend hours every day with people who hated other people, just because of who they were.
Interfaith Fellows' Blog Posts
Interfaith Lessons Where You Least Expect Them – Sophie Gumble
This past summer, I worked as a caregiver for a home healthcare agency—meaning that I would drive to the homes of clients and help them with basic things so that they were safe and able …
August 22, 2019Looking For Spiritual Truth – Matthias Chan
I was raised as a conservative evangelical fundamentalist. From a young age, I was taught that God was a strict cosmic ruler who, if he predestined you, would damn you to burn for eternity. Alternatively, …
August 19, 2019At the Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago – Niha Shamsi
From August 2 to 4, I attended the Interfaith Youth Core’s Leadership Institute in Chicago on behalf of the CRGC. I found myself surrounded by hundreds of fellow students who all came to the Institute …
August 14, 2019Interfaith Dialogue: Key Points Taken Away – Sooraj Dash
Being involved as a fellow at the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry has been an unforgettable experience for me. I have had an incredible opportunity to interact with so many different people, to expand …
June 17, 2019The 7 Commandments of Interfaith and Intercultural Conversations – Michelle Thomas
Over the past semester, I encountered many situations where I was unaware of the faith traditions and cultures of my friends and acquaintances, but extremely passionate and curious to learn more about it. As I …
June 8, 2019- More Interfaith Fellows' Blog Posts posts
The Center in the News
CRGC Director Dr. Ulrich Rosenhagen: Campus Reconstruction Projects
The Center of Religion and Global Citizenry’s director Dr. Ulrich Rosenhagen was featured in a Daily Cardinal article about recent campus reconstruction projects.
July 6, 2019Sister Toni Ann Palermo to be on National TV
The Center for Religion and Global Citizenry’s Interfaith Panelist Sr. Toni Ann Palermo will be featured on ABC’s To Tell the Truth gameshow at 9:00 pm CT on Sunday, July 14th. We were excited and honored …
June 12, 2019Statement on Recent Religious Violence
We are again in mourning, this time for the death of one Jewish worshiper and the injuries of several others at the hands of a white supremacist attacker. Chabad synagogue was observing the last day …
May 6, 2019The Intersection of Science and Faith in the U.S. – Christians, Climate, and Culture
Katherine Hayhoe loves to talk about Jesus, which is not unusual for someone who was raised in an evangelical family and is married to a pastor. She also loves to talk about climate change, which …
April 23, 2019How the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry is bringing inclusive interfaith dialogue to Madison – Sam Ropa
Last Sunday afternoon, Ulrich Rosenhagen stood in front of a motley arrangement of students, community members, and spiritual leaders insisting that, while the path toward interfaith understanding can be fraught with pitfalls — that we …
April 15, 2019- More The Center in the News posts