April 2012 - Emerging Interfaith Voices: II

April 15, 2012 Shabbat is welcomed at Beit T’Shuvah, a halfway hourse for the treatment of alcohol, drug, sex, and gambling addictions, with the breaking of the traditional challah bread. Read the story in the review of Rich Nahmias’ Golden States of Grace. Editorial Hearing the Emerging Voices, Including Your Own The Next Great Thing(s) in Interfaith What the Emerging Interfaith Voices Tell Us by Bud Heckman Interfaith News Interfaith Community Called to Account on Climate – Saying No to Trafficking – Dying for the Cause – Religious Freedom Monitored Globally – Interfaith Reconciliation Efforts in Sri Lanka – Love Letters for the Middle East – Muslims Broach the Tough Issues – Waking Up About Water – Tourism for the Common Good – Michigan High Schoolers Receive Interfaith Funding – Spiritual Perspectives on Animal Care – Coptic Christians in Mourning A Giant in Our Midst Remembering John Hick (1922-2012) by David Cramer Report from Haridwar, India Global Gathering of Indigenous and Pagan Elders by Rachael Watcher April 2012 Theme Emerging Interfaith Voices: II Unified Spiritual Action Required Protecting the Sacred in a Shattered World by Phil Lane Birth of an Interfaith Seminarian Society Finding Your Voice in an Interfaith World by Joshua Stanton Teaching Leadership Skills Making Interfaith Cooperation a Social Norm by Dan Pawlus Redefining Religious Leadership Interfaith Women Exploring New Ways to Lead by Kay Lindahl Women’s Voices Being Heard at the United Nations Women & Spirituality at the UN Commission on the Status of Women by Kathe Schaaf RavelUnravel Launches May 17 Exploring Religious Identity in Omaha and Beyond by Beth Katz Giving Voice to the Silenced A Review of Golden States of Grace by Paul Chaffee New Voices, New Leaders A Review of My Neighbor’s Faith by Paul Chaffee Growing Up Sikh in America Double-Edged Daggers by Valarie Kaur (excerpted from My Neighbor’s Faith) To Love Unconditionally, Respect All, and Serve All How a Samoan Mormon Became a Global Interfaith Activist by TIO Correspondent Ruth Broyde Sharone Opportunities Religious Calendar Major Events Calendar TIO Update - New Books from TIO Authors, Find Us on Facebook, Become a TIO Intern