A TIO Noticia, Traducción de Elías González Gómez
El mes pasado, 28 líderes interreligiosos de Norteamérica se dieron cita en Boulder City, Nevada, para hablar sobre el rejuvenecimiento de una red que tiene 31 años de edad.
Powerful Rays of Hope
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Some of you may not know that TIO takes August off, so we wanted to drop this note. Meanwhile, month by month the case gets stronger that our communities, the nation, and the world are in dire need of the art of building friendly relations regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or culture.
Disaster and the Task Ahead
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
The most important shift in the world of disaster response today relates to our communication capabilities.
Collaborative Interfaith Disaster Response
by Paul Chaffee
Starting August 6, 1969, Hurricane Camille whipped across Cuba, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the East Coast of the United States for eight days with winds up to 174 miles per hour.
Doing Better at Caring for Each Other
by Paul Chaffee
Safety is already on the agenda of most of the hundreds of interfaith nonprofits across the US and globally.
For One Organization?
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
I’ve been asked why TIO would devote an entire issue to one organization – the United Religions Initiative (URI). That’s a fair question.
What Makes URI Unique?
by Paul Chaffee
In The Coming United Religions (1998), William Swing wrote “I began a long and inward journey in February 1993. During a 24-hour period in my life, I moved from…
The Journey Beyond Mutually Assured Destruction
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is a military term referring to opposing nations each having nuclear weapons. The argument for maintaining nuclear weapons is…
Getting Involved with the Major Anti-nuclear Players
by Paul Chaffee
Jesus warned about those who have eyes but cannot see. His injunction resonates today when considering the general ignorance of the dangers of nuclear weapons, a risk of even greater consequence than climate change.
Spirituality, Creativity, and Community
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Drums and flutes are among the oldest tools empowering human beings to explore who we are. We have historical evidence that drums go back at least 7,500 years and probably much earlier.
Good News in a Bad-News Year
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Historians looking back at 2018 will have little difficulty describing the mayhem and trauma the world was facing.
Climate - To Do or Die
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
A strong case can be made that humankind is approaching a tipping point, a time and place where we fall off the edge of the cliff, victims of our own greed and need to exploit a weary, wounded, and depleted Earth.
Pacific School of Religion’s Unlikely Adventure
by Paul Chaffee
Nowhere is the diminishing influence of liberal Protestantism in the US more dramatic than in the decline of its seminaries. Mounting debt, smaller student bodies, and ever-increasing costs have left dozens of institutions struggling to survive.
Toronto, Interfaith, and the State of the World
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Nineteen years ago … but I remember it vividly. Stepping onto a crowded hotel elevator, I encountered interfaith luminary Huston Smith and a group of American Indian leaders in their full tribal vestments
Taking Advantage of the Digital World
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
The digital world has become so enmeshed into our daily lives that it’s difficult to isolate and define it, much less critique it.
The Lotus & the Rose by Reverend Matthew Fox and Lama Tsomo
by Paul Chaffee
The Lotus and the Rose (2018) is probably different from any faith, interfaith, or interspiritual book you’ve encountered.
As Time Goes By
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
TIO marks its own birthday this month, seven years after the first issue posted.
Interfaith Today and Tomorrow
by Paul Chaffee
In our globalized world the word interfaith is a slippery piece of language with various meanings.Numerous countries enjoy government support for interfaith and intrafaith programming with the goal of cultivating multifaith friendship, critical to civic peace.
A Letter to TIO Readers About Its Future
from Paul Chaffee, Editor
Completing its seventh year and wishing to advance the continued growth and improvement of TIO has led our Board to look for a permanent institutional home.
Taking Advantage of Stories
by Paul Chaffee, Editor
Truth be told, every issue of TIO is a celebration of interfaith story-telling. This month, though, we wanted to focus on the subject itself – telling stories – and the special power they have, particular when interfaith realities are addressed.