by Wendy Goldberg
The Interfaith Observer has been at the forefront of the interfaith movement internationally as a resource for interfaith thought leaders and a celebration of interreligious dialogue, cooperation, and news for nearly a decade.
Religious Literacy at Work
by Anneke Kat
When I interviewed for my current position with Interfaith Philadelphia, the search committee was curious to know how interfaith works fit into my professional path. Until that point…
Spontaneous Interfaith Support: Using Social Media
by Sherry Fohr
One of the most powerful demonstrations of interfaith solidarity through social media in recent years came during the Standing Rock protests in 2016. This protest was part of the interfaith indigenous…
When Your Path Finds You
by Adeola Fearon
Spirituality, a sense of something more, its magnetic. You’re drawn to every sensation before there is consciousness of what it is, what to call it, or how to explain it.
Spiritual Practice in Apocalyptic Times
by Theodore Richards
Amid the rising seas, burning forests, and superstorms, with inequality and fascism threatening just and democratic societies, ours is an age of denial, fear, and, above all else, loneliness. In a word, it is an age that…
Spirituality Is Resistance
by Mimi Tohill
In times of fear and violence such as these and those we fear ahead, some use “thoughts and prayers” as a scapegoat, others as an escape from worldly obligations. Yet spirituality, grounded in…
Dwelling Within the Sacred
by Sam Allen
There are some things that are sacred in every person’s life. Agnostic or Apostolic, we all maintain and create containers in which each of us dives deep or soars beyond reach. No matter what our beliefs, as human beings…
"Who Isn't at the Table?"
by Bettina Gray and Paul Andrews
Periodically TIO profiles seasoned leaders who have made critical contributions to a developing interfaith culture but are unknown to most people. Rev. P. Gerard O’Rourke is one such pioneer.
The Call for Ecological Transformation
by Philip Clayton
It’s not a great time for climate watchers. Last week we read that the increase in greenhouse gas will be 2.7% for 2018, compared with 1.6% for 2017, and no increase the three years before that.
Community Organizing for the Earth
by Estrella Sainburg
For longer than I can remember, and for reasons at the heart of my being, I have loved and cared about the natural world. Earth is precious, sacred, and beautiful; home to you and me.
Operation Ezra - Turning the Tide on Yazidi Genocide
by Operation Ezra Team
Fifty-five Yazidi men, women, and children are learning English, going to school, working, playing, feeling safe and secure, and freely celebrating their faith and culture in their new home of Winnipeg.
Digital Tools and the Golden Rule
by Felipe Zurita
Have you heard of the Golden Rule? Or better, do you remember what the Golden Rule is? Here’s a hint: “Treat others as you…” or “Do unto others as…” or “Do not do unto others…”
A Summer of Exciting Interfaith Events
by Robyn Lebron, Megan Anderson, Tahil Sharma, and Johnny Martin
URI North America Regional Assembly - Reimagining Interfaith Cooperation - NAIN Connect 2018