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May You Live in Interesting Times: Faith in a Pandemic |
January 01, 2021 |
As we turn the calendar page on 2020, we asked clergy, a university chaplain, a theologian, and a spiritual director–all from different faith backgrounds–to tackle some big questions. |
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Roundup: What Have We Learned About Faith? |
January 01, 2021 |
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Our six guests reveal what life in the pandemic has taught them about community, prayer, religious identity, resilience, and more. And while some beliefs have certainly helped many through these difficult times, it has also let some down. Leaders share what they discovered about their community and their understanding of faith in the midst of a pandemic experience?
Neil Blumofe, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, Texas.
Becky Eldredge, Ignatian-Trained Spiritual Director, Retreat Facilitator, and author most recently of The Inner Chappel from Loyola Press living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Drew Hart, Professor of theology, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Emily Scott, Pastor of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Congregation Dreams and Visions, Baltimore, Maryland. Author of For All Who Hunger.
Varun Soni, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
David Wolkenfeld, Senior Rabbi, Anshe Shalom B’Nai Israel, Chicago, Illinois.
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Roundup: The Problem of Suffering |
January 01, 2021 |
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In this exploration of theodicy–the problem of evil in a world created by a benevolent creator–our roundup guests tackle the age-old question anew as the global death count from COVID-19 approaches two million. The question is one that we must answer for ourselves, or, as one rabbi says, we must learn to live in the space between the question and the answer. And we look at ways the pandemic may have permanently changed how we relate to each other and to organized religion. |
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Roundup: Prayers and Rituals for the New Year |
January 01, 2021 |
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From breathing techniques to vesper services, hiking to confession, our panelists share prayers, rituals, spiritual exercises, and practices that they hope will bring renewal in 2021.
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