Exploring Interreligious Relations and Interfaith Culture

Winter 2022-23
Religious Literacy Today

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Interreligious Literacy and Why It Matters

by Brian Carwana

We live in a time when seemingly difficult conversations – including around race, gender, and sexual orientation – have become an important part of the public discourse. However, one arena, central to…

Religious Literacy & the Flying Spaghetti Monster

by David Callaway and Hannah Santos

Long-time advocates of religious freedom paused when Eddie Castillo successfully used the First Amendment to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his license photo. Castillo, a Pastafarian, argued the…

Thou Shalt Not Hate: The Role of Religious Actors in Addressing Hate Speech

by Emina Frljak

Many would say hate speech is just words…but words can hurt, and words can and do turn into action. From “harmless” hate speech, come hate crimes. There are sadly many examples of hate speech…

When Wiccans & Evangelical Christians Become Friends

by Don Frew

A year into my public information work, I saw notice of a conference called “Deception & Discernment: Exposing the Dangers of the Occult.” I thought I should attend and see…

The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative: A Case Study of Religious Literacy

by Dr. Charles Ian McNeill

As the impacts of climate change intensify in plain sight on every continent, the United Nations Environmental Programme’s “Emissions Gap Report 2022,” released just…

The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng (and what I’ve learned from them)

by Rabbi Anson Laytner

For over a thousand years, there has been a Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, making it one of the most long-lived continuous Jewish communities in the world. Never more than…

15 Facts on African Religions

by Jacob K. Olupona

1. African traditional religion refers to the indigenous or autochthonous religions of the African people. It deals with their cosmology, ritual practices, symbols, arts, society, and…

Reimagining Interfaith: Taking Our Lead from Kids

by Vicki Garlock

The interfaith movement is all about bringing people together. Most of the time we focus on adults, and social justice issues. Don’t get me wrong. I fully support any and all…

The Power of Religion in a Turbulent World

Jane Goodall introduces the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative

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Editorial: We're Back!

In the two years we’ve been gone, the challenge in developing interfaith relations has received a body blow through the accelerating corruption of language and communication…

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