Lessons and Themes from Common Ground 2015
The collective IQ at Common Ground 2015 is higher than average—and the attendants seem to know it. Bouncing off the walls of College Ave’s spacious Student Center, one hears conversations […]
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The Sacred & the Secular: Common Ground is Worth Finding
By Barry Klassel Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University Despite an ingrained skepticism – and even revulsion – on the part of some at the thought of dialogue across the sacred/secular divide, there […]
The Problem with “With Us or Against Us” Rhetoric
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has observed the phenomena of all or nothing approaches to discourse. To put it another way, if we disagree in just one […]
Why Would An Agnostic Do Interfaith Work?
For as long as I can remember, I have felt that there was something in the universe that was greater and more magnificent than I could ever be as an […]
Getting Youth to Take Action: Interview w/ Frank Fredericks, Founder of World Faith
Frank Fredericks is the founder of World Faith whose mission is to build a globally movement of religiously-diverse youth to counter religious violence and end global poverty. World Faith is […]
‘Minority Experience’ is Common Ground in Interbelief Dialogue
Beliefs are a difficult subject for people to bond over if they are coming from different belief systems. Where to begin? Never start with the divinity of Christ. Polytheism? Whether […]
