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Exploring Interfaith Culture and Religious Pluralism
The Interfaith Observer thrives in the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE) at Seattle University. The Interfaith Observer releases two multi-author and theme-based volumes in the fall and spring of each academic year, with a focus on first-person accounts on the positive impact of religious and cultural pluralism as a force for good in the world today.
Fall 2025 Issue First Look: Religion & Healthy Democracy
Previously: The Stories that Lead Us Forward, Spring 2025
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CEIE Leadership Academy
The CEIE Leadership Academy cultivates as a path of Ignatian discernment—beginning with core purpose, growing in awareness, and unfolding into collective transformation.
by Bonnie Bowie, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
The United States Constitution ensures the right to express one’s views and to practice one’s religion without fear of persecution. However, there are times in the past 250 years when these unalienable rights no longer seem certain…