Religions and Economic Justice
Economic inequality refers to the disparity of wealth or income between individuals or between the different groups in…
Religions
29 articles
Nature and Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts
It’s no secret – or at least it shouldn’t be – that climate change is one of the…
I See No Difference
“I do not see color, or culture, or any sort of difference about anyone because that leads to…
Occupying Our Human Rights
Four of the world’s greatest religions – Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism – open their stories of man…
Promoting Global Fellowship around the Kitchen Table
As a child growing up in rural Illinois in a small farm town, I only dreamt that I…
Interfaith Dialogue: Necessity and Principles
History has unfortunately witnessed many violent acts conducted in the name of faith. However, many have begun to…
Religion Is Not a Zero Sum Game
The Turkish term for “tolerance” is “hosgoru” which means seeing or looking for the good side of another…
From Modernity to Post Modernity: The Importance of Faith in a Changing World
In his essay Postmodern Knowledge, French philosopher, Jean Francois Lyotard defined post modernism as the series of changes…
Divergent Thinking and the Religious Texts: The Case of Islam
The concept of divergent thinking was first mentioned by prominent psychologist J. P. Guilford (1950), who defined it…
The Spirit of Norway
A model of reconciled diversity is the only way to the future in our globalized world. It is…
The Challenge of Peaceful Coexistence
‘Peaceful coexistence is the most important project of our era. But we cannot do it alone or in…
Medina Charter and Pluralism
The clash of civilizations, cultures, tribes, and religions seems to be prevalent throughout all of history. At the…
On Nature, Beauty, and Transcendence: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Matter and Beyond explores a wide range of ethical, philosophical, spiritual and scientific questions through interviews with leading…
Dialogue in Central Eurasia
Central Eurasia is characterized by historians as one of the most diverse places on the face of the…
Interfaith Dialogue and Alliance Principles in the Works of Said Nursi
Said Nursi (d. 1960) was one of the pivotal Muslim scholars of the twentieth century who supported the…