Rev. James M. Lawson is an American activist and university professor. He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He read Gandhi’s autobiography and discovered that non-violent struggle, as Gandhi [...] Read More
Religica Co-Founder Michael Reid Trice had a chance to speak with Professor John Grim. Dr. Grim is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the Divinity School, and the Department of Religious Studies. He teaches in the MA program in religion and ecology and co-directs the Yale [...] Read More
In this conversation, Center Director Michael Reid Trice talks to Dr. Iyad Abumoghli about the incoming planetary crisis, our environmental responsibilities, our hopes for the youth, and religious multilateralism. Iyad Abumoghli is the Principal Policy Advisor for the United Nations Environment Programme. Following a series of initiatives and conventions organized in partnership with faith-based organizations, the UN Environment launched the Faith for [...] Read More
Steve Wilhelm of the Religica Team had an opportunity to speak with Elder Masayesva about the importance of cherishing, preserving, and understanding our Earth's water; the scientific value of Hopi knowledge and wisdom, and; the importance of understanding, respecting, and learning from Earth's water cycles. This podcast was originally released on Feb. 6, 2020 Subscribe [...] Read More
On March 15, 2019, at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, 51 people were murdered. Farid Ahmed’s wife, Husna, was also killed. Dr. Ahmed tells us a story of an internal revolution that took place in his life. This podcast was originally released on July 31, 2020. Subscribe to our Podcasts at: [...] Read More
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