On December 9, a day before International Human Rights Day, a small group of religious leaders visited Elizabeth Detention Center. We'll be meeting soon to debrief the visit, but Jeremy White of the Columbia Journalism School interviewed some of us last week at a rally held in … [Read more...] about Visit to Elizabeth Detention Center
The 14th Anglican Bishop of Jersusalem
Partnering with the Episcopal-Muslim Relations Committee and The Episcopal-Jewish Relations Committee, The Interfaith Center of New York hosted a lunch with The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem earlier this month. The Right Reverend Suheil Dawani presides over the … [Read more...] about The 14th Anglican Bishop of Jersusalem
Glasgow’s Interfaith Sukkot
Aharon Soudry writes us from Scotland about how he helped organize an interfaith Sukkot experience for Glaswegians. Sukkot, (or Succot, as in the British English spelling) also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is originally an agricultural festival of thanksgiving for the … [Read more...] about Glasgow’s Interfaith Sukkot
Religion versus the Secular: Cavanaugh
In his newly published book, The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Religious Conflict, William Cavanaugh challenges conventional definitions of “religion” versus “secular” within the academy and in popular imagination and calls the distinctions … [Read more...] about Religion versus the Secular: Cavanaugh
The Significance of Ramadan
Remarks Delivered at the City Hall Eid CelebrationSarah Sayeed, Program Associate & Board Member, Women In Islam, Inc.In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. It’s good to see so many of you here, and I welcome you this evening with the Muslim greeting of … [Read more...] about The Significance of Ramadan
