Interfaith Fellows’ Blog Posts

Before I could read, I enjoyed going to my family’s church every Sunday and staring at the stained glass on the tall, otherwise cream-colored stucco walls. I especially loved the 10:30 service, when the sun …

When I learned that I would have an opportunity to attend an overnight, contemplative retreat as part of this fellowship, I knew immediately that I would jump at that chance. Even though it seemed a …

It is a commonly held notion that science is the antithesis of religion. The two are regarded as so inherently contradictory that being religious and simultaneously thinking scientifically is believed to be impossible. Where did …

My identification with my faith has always been tied up with my two grandmothers. Both of them were, and are, devout Catholics. My maternal grandmother died when I was a baby but when my mom …

“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.” Werner Heisenberg, a 1932 Nobel laureate and father …

Continuing from where I left off in Part 1 of this post: Growing up, I don’t think I was subject to the same forces as those born and raised in the U.S. My upbringing instilled …

I am what is called a third culture kid of sorts, who are by wikipedia’s definition, people raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the culture of their country or nationality, and also …

I took English 177 this semester, which is a course that explores the global genre of narco-narratives—in the context of literature, film, and television—and studies the different social, racial, and cultural constructions of illegality and …

I have a friend who I’ve known since the 1st Grade. We both completed our K-12 education at a Catholic school system where we learned everyday mathematics, sciences, and language arts in addition to Catholic …

The Eurasian Steppe is a belt of flat grasslands extending thousands of miles from Northern China to Central Europe. It is one of the most consequential pieces of geography in history and for thousands of …