by Aaron Bible, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Greeneville Middle School, Greeneville, TN EDITOR'S NOTE: The Religious Worlds of New York Summer Institute is now accepting applications for July 2019 Teaching a world religions class to seventh graders in the middle of the … [Read more...] about “Learning and Living Religion” – A Teacher from Tennessee Reflects on the 2017 Religious World of New York Summer Institute for Teachers
Interfaith Matters Blogs
“The Treasured Mosaic” by Father Michael Lynch
By Father Michael Lynch I am a native NY’er. Born in Manhattan, living and working in Brooklyn and Queens, I have a pretty good sense of the richness and diversity of the people and communities here in our beloved metropolis. I’ve had the opportunity to live in Washington DC, … [Read more...] about “The Treasured Mosaic” by Father Michael Lynch
Dec. 6 Retreat Speaker Rabbi David Rosenn on Faith-Based Lending and Economic Empowerment
"Enabling Opportunity" Helping Needy New Yorkers Build Dignified Futures via Affordable Credit Options By Rabbi David Rosenn Executive Director Hebrew Free Loan Society It seems clear that the Bible's ban on charging interest is a question about whom we serve. The … [Read more...] about Dec. 6 Retreat Speaker Rabbi David Rosenn on Faith-Based Lending and Economic Empowerment
“Being a Bystander is not an Option” – Aliya Latif on Faith Communities and the Moral, Social & Economic Imperative for Civic Engagement
"Being a Bystander is not an Option" Faith Communities and the Moral, Social and Economic Imperative for Civic Engagement* By Aliya Latif, Manager of Immigrants Affairs and Muslim and South Asian Relations for the NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer My activism didn’t begin … [Read more...] about “Being a Bystander is not an Option” – Aliya Latif on Faith Communities and the Moral, Social & Economic Imperative for Civic Engagement
The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy
By Naheed Samadi Bahram* and Said Sabir Ibrahimi** Peacebuilding experts say that societies usually achieve two kinds of peace—negative and positive peace. Negative peace is the absence of physical violence. Positive peace is the absence of both physical and … [Read more...] about The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy