The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton was re-elected to serve a second six-year term as ELCA presiding bishop at the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Eaton is the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop and was first elected at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of [...] Read More
Holly Huffnagle serves as AJC’s U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, spearheading the agency’s response to antisemitism in the United States and its efforts to better protect the Jewish community. Before coming to AJC, Holly served as the policy advisor to the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State and [...] Read More
Listen to this BlogCast Listen to our Blogcasts on Soundcloud "The Divine really is just a breath away. And it’s the simplest, most natural, daily acts – the things we do all the time, that we take for granted and that our lives depend upon – that can open and fill our hearts with the [...] Read More
Listen to this BlogCast Listen to our Blogcasts on Soundcloud “If we are to lend support to “traumatized” communities it must be done in awareness of the stories lodged in the center of great pain, fear, and anger. Beyond listening, we must bring authenticity, inclusivity, and compassion with our methodology.” Charline Manuel is an ordained [...] Read More
Mona Siddiqui is a professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 2005, an officer to the Order of the British Empire, and a regular contributor to Thought for the Day and Sunday on BBC Radio. Dr. Serene Jones serves as President [...] Read More
Listen to this BlogCast Listen to our Blogcasts on Soundcloud Gerald Grudzen reflects on the stark inequity that exist among the world's nations in regards to access to the Covid-19 vaccine and on how Pope Francis' encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" provides a vision for the kind of global solidarity needed to end the spread of the [...] Read More
Dr. John Borelli, a historian of religions and theologian, is the special assistant for Catholic identity and dialogue to President John J. DeGioia of Georgetown University. Borelli has been at Georgetown University since 2004, where he teaches, manages conferences and events, coordinates dialogues, facilitates workshops, and promotes university relations with offices and institutes of the [...] Read More
Listen to this BlogCast Listen to our Blogcasts on Soundcloud To be truly grateful, that which flows from the heart needs to be named or identified. “What did I just see or hear or feel that brought forth gratitude?” - Marica Riggers Marcia brings over 50 years of experience and focus on faith in everyday [...] Read More
Dr. John Borelli, a historian of religions and theologian, is the special assistant for Catholic identity and dialogue to President John J. DeGioia of Georgetown University. Borelli has been at Georgetown University since 2004, where he teaches, manages conferences and events, coordinates dialogues, facilitates workshops, and promotes university relations with offices and institutes of the [...] Read More
Listen to this BlogCast Listen to our Blogcasts on Soundcloud “Hope is about looking at the world as it is and realizing the potential of you and your community members to make it a better place.” - Abhayjeet Singh Sachal Abhayjeet (Abhay) Singh Sachal is an 19-year-old Canadian humanitarian, environmentalist, and activist who believes that [...] Read More