Interfaith Circle
This bi-weekly newsletter is promoted by the Dean of Students
Office at VT, in support of the new Interfaith Initiative.
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Edition 33 | July 10, 2020
Why interfaith?
Photo: IFYC
Why Interfaith Work Matters After Graduation
Two IFYC Alum, Kevin Singer and Usra Ghazi, highlight the importance of being a part of the IFYC Alumni Network while discussing the role interfaith work has played in their lives. Watch this interesting short video, part of Interfaith America (IFYC).
Learning about diverse traditions
Photo: Religious Literacy Project ©HarvardX.
12 Black faith leaders who shaped America
Carr Harkrader writes on 12 Black faith leaders who have “showcased the illimitable heights America can reach when we demand justice, life and liberty for all”, including A. Philip Randolph, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Bayard Rustin. Published by Religion News Service.
Diverse ways to live and to find meaning in life
Photo: Hannah Yoon
A ‘Christian animist’ on God in nature
“All of creation and its many inhabitants are God in a variety of forms and disguises”. Read this short interview with author and theologian Mark I. Wallace, who believes there’s an animistic understanding of the world deep within Christianity. By Josiah Neufeld for Broadview Magazine.
Engage with the Interfaith Initiative at VT
Fall Interfaith Bag Dialogues | For faculty, staff, and community members
Participate in a constructive dialogue about diverse traditions. Join us every other Thursday, 12-1 pm, Sep 10 to Dec 3. Click to sign up and attend the sessions, in which faculty, staff and community are welcome to present activities about their worldviews.
Fall Interfaith Dialogues | For Students
Dialogues with students from diverse traditions will happen over Zoom: every other Wednesday 5:30 to 7 pm, from September 9 to December 2. Click to sign up and attend the sessions, in which students are also invited to facilitate dialogues about their tradition.
Exploring Purpose & Meaning Support Group
Safe space for students to talk about experiences, reflect about worldviews and values, and engage in creative activities around life goals. Via Zoom every other Thursday 3:30-5pm, Sep 3 to Dec 3. Partnership Dean of Students Office and Cook Counseling Center. Click to RSVP.
Previous editions
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