Interfaith Fellows’ Blog Posts

I’m a microbiology major. My classes concern religious usage of the scientific method: proposing hypotheses, outlining and performing procedures, and drawing conclusions. To the greatest extent, science is founded in objectivity and fact. During the …

As the holiday season approaches, I can’t help but reflect on my experiences regarding this time, which for many of us means enjoying a break from work, school and other obligations. As a child, I …

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Like many other aspects of my religion, as well as other faith traditions, it is often misunderstood and …

“Non-believer”. Until very recently I thought this was just a semi-patronizing, yet endearing term my best friends used to describe me or other atheists. However, over Thanksgiving I decided to inquire about this and it …

There’s nothing quite so touching as a passionate piece of writing that fervently expresses the innermost workings of the author’s soul. From a childhood lost in Narnia and Harry Potter to a college career devoted …

I still continue to search for the perfect balance between my Hindu, Jain and Indian background and the American culture I have grown up in. Growing up consisted of a constant battle between these identities: …

Before reading this post, here are a few disclaimers/ caveats that I had in mind while writing. This post is about my experiences as a Jew in a Christianized/Christian-dominant society. My experiences may or may …

As you may or may not remember from my last blog post, I have a slight obsession with news programming. In the aftermath of the election, I was camped out on the couch, glued to …

As someone who was beginning to come of age four years ago, this year and this election in particular allow for an interesting time to reflect, both on myself and my country. Four years ago, …

The four questions that religions aim to answer are “How did we get here? Why are we here? What do we do while we are here? And where do we go when we are no …