Podcasts about interfaith studies

13.11.24 Join Aneeq Ur Rehman and Tariq Bajwa for Wednesday's show where we will be discussing “World Conflict and Interfaith” and “Kindness of The Holy Prophet (saw)” World Conflict and Interfaith Religion has played a dual role in conflicts, sometimes fuelling division while also fostering peace. This show will explore historical and modern instances where faith both deepens tensions and promotes reconciliation. We'll ask: Can interfaith dialogue be the key to resolving global conflicts? And how might cooperation between religions shape the future of global peacebuilding? Kindness of The Holy Prophet (saw) The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had a profound love and compassion for his companions. In this show we will look into the authentic accounts from the Islamic history, which illustrates the Prophet's (PBUH) mercy, kindness, and deep concern for the well-being of his companions. Guests Michael Yoshii - a Former United Methodist Clergyman Dr Angus Slater - a Senior Lecturer of Theology and Interfaith Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Usama Mubarik - a missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, serving in the Media and Press department Producers Mutbashra Ahmed, Manahil Khalid and Azka Hina

Worship service given May 26, 2024 Prayer by Bill Licea-Kane, Worship Associate https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 Yvette McDonnell, Interfaith Chaplain and Spiritual Companion Ritualist, inspires with stories of sowing seeds of change and nurturing a summer garden. Yvette (she/her) is an Interfaith Chaplain who has dedicated her life to helping others. She earned her Master's degree in Social Change from Starr King School for Ministry, with certificates in Chaplaincy and Interfaith Studies. Yvette's ministry is centered around love, healing, and an intuitive understanding of ancestral wisdom that honors the many ways of knowing in the world. Her background in Social Justice helps her support those who have been marginalized by society and companion those who are interested in exploring their biases. Yvette is an educator, Spiritual Companion Ritualist and proprietor of Soul Tapestry LLC. She encourages people to breathe slowly and savor each moment, so that they can bring integrated awareness into their lives. Yvette specializes in guiding people who are interested in creating rituals to guide, protect, celebrate, and mourn the many aspects of life. Offering and Giving First The Giving First program donates 50% of the non-pledge offering each month to a charitable organization that we feel is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. The program began in November 2009, and First Parish has donated over $200,000 to more than 70 organizations. For May 2024, the Giving First recipient is Neighborhood Birth Center. This Sunday half of the offering supports the Neighborhood Birth Center, which offers comprehensive midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum period by integrating an independent community birth center in Boston's healthcare and community landscape.  The remaining half of the offering supports the life and work of this Parish. To donate using your smartphone, you may text “fpuu offering” to 73256. Then follow the directions in the texts you receive.

Sandra Bargman is a creative soul, intuitive communicator, and energetic servant. It started when she was three years old, marched into her family kitchen, hands on her hips and announced that she was here on “a mission!" Every career choice she has made has ultimately rested on the ancient Greek maxim of “Know Thyself," the directive that is at the heart of every artistic, spiritual and leadership journey. She hold a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University in drama and music and has had a happy 30+ year career as a professional actor, director, teacher and presentation coach. She has performed on the stages of Broadway national tours, the clubs and cabaret rooms of NYC, off-Broadway, regional theatres and beyond. Her spiritual life called her further inward, and in 2007, she was ordained as an Inter-spiritual Minister from The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies. She hold an advanced certification from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in Spiritual Counseling. Unaffiliated with any single religious tradition, she has helped clients of all faiths and traditions (including none) in pursuing deeper self- understanding in their personal quest to 'Know Thyself."

As a young child, Kelly Sullivan Walden had the uncommon occurrence of tandem dreaming with her youngest sister. Recognizing that dreams are an untapped resource for self-discovery, Kelly took her childhood passion for interpreting dreams and turned it into a lifelong career. On a mission to help us have a better understanding of our dreams and what we can learn from them, Kelly has taken a deep dive into the study of the subconscious mind and its direct connection with our conscious life. Kelly aka Dr. Dream is an award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books, dream expert, certified clinical hypnotherapist, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator. She also holds a Doctorate degree in Interfaith Studies. Her unique approach to dream work led to her being a consultant with thousands of individuals from Fortune 500 executives to celebrities to stay-at-home moms. She hosts the Kelly Sullivan Walden Show podcast and is the founder of Dreamwork Practitioner Training, an online professional development program empowering women to incorporate dreamwork into their careers. As a dream expert, Kelly is a regular guest on many national talk shows, including Dr. Oz, The Real, Coast to Coast, and Hallmark's Home and Family. She's decoded dreams for many celebrities including Ricky Lake and The Real Housewives of Orange County. Her latest book, Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, came out this past January.   What You Will Hear in This Episode:  3:06 Kelly's personal story 10:30 Near death experience and attachment 16:20 A dream defined 23:27 Dreams vs nightmares 26:27 Dreams without the dreamer in them or hurtful dreams 29:56 Tips on remembering dreams 33:55 Journaling 35:39 Common and recurring dreams   Quotes “Dreams are a hidden language, a hidden treasure trove to give us incredible information to help us do our earth walk with more grace and slightly less bull in a China shop-ish, where we can actually predict what's around the corner and we can not feel so alone.”  “The subconscious mind, according to the American Hypnosis Association, is 88% of our mind's power.” “Anything we learn from being right at the precipice of death is where some of the greatest learning is.” “He who  binds himself to Joy does the winged life destroy, but he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise.”- William Blake “A dream is the way our higher self communicates with us. It's our non-physical self that is helping us to  gain a glimpse of what is beyond ordinary, rational thoughts.” “One thing that all have in common is that they are all trying to help us arrive at our healing, wholeness, and healthfulness, they're all trying to get us there.” “Our dreams are a hologram, they're a hall of mirrors, everyone and everything in the dream is an aspect of us.” - Carl Jung   Mentioned: Hypnosis Motivation Institute Wild Women Wednesdays KellySullivanWalden.com IHadTheStrangestDream.com A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste   Connect with Bonnie https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:    If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.  

Lesley was recently joined by actor, singer, Inter-spiritual Minister, philosopher and provocative thinker, Sandra Bargman for a fascinating conversation about life and its many facets. Having realized herself as a Walking Venn Diagram, Sandra dives into the understanding of the polarities of life, the light and the dark, the sacred and the profane of everyday. She shares poignant perspectives on her commitment to sharing her Voice as we all navigate crossroads of Humanity. From the stage to her recent commitment to be a leader in the renaissance of Salon culture, Sandra discusses the many means and platforms from which she delivers her understandings and messages. The listener will be charmed by the story of the how Sandra's understanding of her relationship with the edge was birthed during a road trip with her beloved, thus came her recognition of walking through life as an edgewalker. From developing one woman shows, to podcasting, to converting a building on she and her husband's Catskills property into the salon space called The Plum, Sandra skips right past the common and traditional to walk the edge of her life. Sandra Bargman is a creative soul, intuitive communicator, and energetic servant. It started at three years old, when she marched into the family kitchen, hands on her hips and announced that she was here on “a mission”! Every career choice She's made has ultimately rested on the ancient Greek maxim of “Know Thyself”, the directive that is at the heart of every artistic, spiritual and leadership journey. Sandra holds a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University in drama and music and have had a happy 35+ year career as a professional actor, director, teacher and presentation coach. She's performed on the stages of Broadway national tours, off-Broadway, and beyond and continue to work in the industry. In 2007, Sandra was ordained as an Inter-spiritual Minister from The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies and holds an advanced certification from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in Spiritual Counseling. Unaffiliated with any single religious tradition. Sandra's helped clients of all faiths and traditions (including none) in pursuing deeper self- understanding in their personal quest to 'Know Thyself”. Sandra helps others understand and accept the inevitability of change. In 2014, she started my own company, Sacred Stages, LLC, which is dedicated to encouraging everyone to discover the timeless universal truths of Spirit/The Sacred/The Divine through the venue of live theater, music, workshops, and ritual design. Sandra's one-woman show, The Edge of Everyday, garnered a Broadway World award nomination. The live CD recording can be found on Amazon and CD Baby. Watch video version HERE   Website:  www.sandrabargman.com Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabargman/ Instagram:  @SandraBargman @theplumatth2live Twitter:  @SandraBargman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandra.bargman/

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Sandra considers herself to be all things spiritual, then clarifies she is not a part of any religious body. As a spiritual councillor, nondenominational minister, actor, singer, shaman, wedding officiant and more, she sees her role as a spiritual councillor that supports one quest to find and experience a deeper meaning in life, death, and marriage ceremonies. She is vibrant, kind, articulate, fashionable, quick to smile, has an open heart filled with wisdom and a free spirit. She lives in NYC with her husband and has emersed herself in many spiritual pathways through life. And found that acting was one way for her voice and expression to be heard.  As a child, she recalls being highly intuitive, having visions, invisible playmates and many metaphysical abilities and experiences. As a child, her parents were open to her spiritual experiences, but at some point, she says, these experiences became less acceptable and were placed under a blanket, hidden from sight. Growing up in a faith-based family, Sandra left her church at 18, finding different pathway for bringing her voice and truth into the world. But as in life, there are pivotal moments. Sandra's arrived with her Mother's Cancer diagnosis. As they prepared for her passing, and eventually her death, Sandra entered her calling, to become a non-denominational minister. Sandra recalls the pain of losing her mom. They had been deeply connected and her Mom was her biggest supporter. As Mother and daughter prepared for death, they spend many special and unique times together, creating and writing her obituary, choosing favored songs that would be song and designing her Mom's funeral, a true tribute to her mom's life. And this is Sandra! A multi-dimentional spiritual and caring women of the arts, heart and mind. I hope you enjoy learning more about Sandra and her life experience in this episode of Mind Your Freedom. BIO: Inter-spiritual Minister, Actor/Singer, and Motivational presenter, Sandra lives her life mission of “Create + Uplift = Changing Myself and the World.” After a lifetime of learning about the mystical, earth-based and energetic traditions, Sandra answered the call to spiritual leadership, taking on a parallel career by enrolling in seminary at The New Seminary (TNS) for Interfaith Studies in NYC and was ordained at St. John the Divine in 2007. She has a subsequent seminary degree in Spiritual Counseling from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, also in NYC. From 2008-2011, Sandra was the Dean of 1st year students at TNS.  She is a multiple award-winning wedding officiant and speaks before many diverse groups. Sandra has been a professional actor and singer for 40+ years and holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in drama and music.  Her theatre performing credits include lead or supporting roles in Broadway National tours, Off- Broadway, and Regional and Summer Stock theatres across the country. As a singer, she has performed in the cabaret rooms of NYC, on cruise ships and on stages around the world. (Member AEA & SAG/AFRA) She has shared the stage with notables including Eartha Kitt, John Astin, Wilford Brimley, Rebecca Luker, and Beth Leavel, among others. Her distinctive voice can be heard in commercials and books on tape. In 2014, Sandra started her own company, Sacred Stages, LLC, which produces plays, performance art, and media, as well as her one woman shows dedicated to exploring our big questions about life and contemplating these challenging times. Her most recent show, The Edge of Everyday, was nominated for a Broadway World Cabaret Award, and the live CD recording is available on Amazon and CD Baby.  Sandra's natural connection to earth based wisdom inspired her to add the role of Activist to her resume, by becoming a Climate Reality Leader in 2017, after completing her training with Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project.   In 2020, she was asked by thought leader and author Lesley Michaels to join the staff of The International Strategic Alliance of Women, an on-line membership company that empowers, uplifts, and educates professional women at all levels (www.isaow.com). Sandra is a contributing author to Lesley's upcoming book. For more information and to receive my good news, visit: Website Sandrabargman.com: Sandra Bargman Reverand Sandra learn more about Sacred Stages Email Sandra Adele's BIO: At 27 Adele Anderson survived a plane crash. That life and NDE experience, followed by the death of her husband, forever changed her perception of life, death and life after death: that choices and "SOUL"utions exists even in life's most dire and painful circumstances. She knows now that life always offers us more than on what we see on first glance. The choices we make every day can change how we cope, thrive and ultimately the trajectory of our life. For over 20 years she has holistic practice. Homeopathy for body health. Neuro-Linguistic Programming to regulate equilibrium for the mind; reprogramming, empowering mental process. Spiritual rituals and Akashic Records Reading that soothe the soul. Adele offers 1:1 personal growth and developement, focussing on the emotions that hold us back, in particular grieving. Workshops and NLP certifications both virtually and in retreats In 2022, Adele is opening her waterfront home for intimate retreats for Growth Through Grief "Soul"utions. Services email: Yes@lifecoachadele.com Text only: 604-885-8236 Schedule a conversation 

Featured Guest: Reverend Zemoria Brandon is the administrator/social worker for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter (SCDAA/PDVC), a community-based organization, established in 1982 to provide supportive and referral services across the lifespan to meet the needs of children, adolescents, adults and families living with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. She was married for twenty-five years to the late Rev. Walter E. Brandon, Co-Founder, SCDAA/PDVC who passed away from complications of sickle cell disease in April, 1998 at the age of 59 years old. Rev. Brandon received a Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) degree from Temple University, School of Social Administration in 2001. In 2002, she was inducted into the Temple University, Alumni Gallery of Success and into the School of Social Administration's Gallery of Success in 2008. In 2011, she was ordained as an Interfaith Minister from the New Seminary for Interfaith Studies in New York. Since 2019, Rev. Brandon has served as Chair/Co-Chair of the “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell” initiative in recognition of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19, through SiNERGe (Sickle Cell improvement across the Northeast Region), a project under the umbrella of the Sickle Cell Treatment Demonstration Program (TDP). She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Providers Network, (PASCPN) a statewide collaborative comprised of community- based organizations and sickle cell healthcare providers. In addition, she is a certified single gene Hemoglobinopathy Counselor/ Educator through the University of Southern Alabama and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Chapter in Mobile, Alabama. Rev. Brandon currently serves as Chair, Board of Directors and Co-Chair, Legal and Immigration Committee for AFRICOM- Philly, an organization providing supportive services to the African and Caribbean immigrant communities. In addition, she is a member of the City of Philadelphia, Mayor's Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs and former Co-Chair, Legal and Immigration Committee. Because of Rev. Brandon's community involvement and long-term commitment to the African and Caribbean community, in 2011 she was enstooled as a Development Queen into the Asere` Royal Family of the Ga State which is located in Accra, Ghana. Nii Amarkai, lll, Kingmaker presided as officiant over the enstoolment ceremony. Rev. Brandon was assigned to the village of Adjenkotoku and received the name of Naa Dede Ota l, which means Mother Earth, one who nurtures and takes care of others. Ms. Brandon is a member of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a former trustee. She currently serves on the worship arts ministry team and with First Church Voices Intergenerational Choir. She is the proud mother of 2 children, ages 53 and 37 years old and 4 grandchildren, ages 19, 71/2, 7 and 4 years old. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-penn/support

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Inter-spiritual Minister, Actor/Singer, and Motivational Presenter, Sandra Bargman.After a lifetime of learning about the mystical, earth-based and energetic traditions, Sandra answered the call to spiritual leadership, taking on a parallel career by enrolling in seminary at The New Seminary (TNS) for Interfaith Studies in NYC and was ordained at St. John the Divine in 2007. She has a subsequent seminary degree in Spiritual Counseling from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, also in NYC.Sandra has been a professional actor and singer for 40+ years and holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in drama and music. In 2014, Sandra started her own company, Sacred Stages, LLC, which produces plays, performance art, and media, as well as her one woman shows dedicated to exploring our big questions about life and contemplate these challenging times. Her most recent show, The Edge of Everyday, was nominated for a Broadway World Cabaret Award.Sam and Sandra will discuss the relationship between performance and the divine, with a special announcement at the end of the show!Tune in for this enlightening conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by Clicking Here.Segment 1Sam opens with the passage “Chaos Allows Us to Go from Evolutionary to Revolutionary” from his book, Everyday Awakening, available at all major booksellers. When we take our chaos and spread the mess around, it can create new constructions of the chaos that allow us to process and work through them in revolutionary ways.  As humans we find comfort in being orderly, but that's just not how life tends to work.  Things will come along to make a mess in our lives.  That mess however can create an opportunity to reinvent ourselves.  Sometimes we need to experience this chaos in order to be motivated to make big changes in our lives.  Most of the time we take actions to improve our lives one step at a time, but it's the chaotic moments that are real opportunities for us to do something different.  If we can cultivate presence of mind and learn to see every challenge we face as an opportunity, we can create positive change.  A great example of this is the last year and half, when we've all had to reinvent our lives in certain ways.  There can be magic in not knowing where we're going.  Go to the Everyday Awakening website to learn more about the book.  Sam welcomes to the show Inter-spiritual Minister, Actor/Singer, and Motivational Presenter, Sandra Bargman.  Sam asks Sandra about her upbringing.  Sandra describes herself as someone living under her mother's dream, since her mother was a musician but became a teacher by profession instead. Her father was a violinist.  She was very musical and spiritual growing up and decided in high school that she wanted to be a performer.  She was spiritual growing up - she loved going to churches and describes herself as someone who could always “read the room.”  After the break, Sam will ask Sandra what her tipping point was in wanting to become an interfaith minister.                Segment 2Sam comes back from break to ask Sandra how she came to her decision to do what she does.  Sandra says it was a slow buildup.  She moved to Syracuse as a child to a school district her parents chose due to the reputation of the arts program.  When she was a junior in high school, she says she couldn't imagine not being a full-time performer.  She was accepted to Carnegie Mellon Conservatory.  She has never regretted her decision and knows her heart would be empty if she didn't choose her path.  She was always very spiritually aware and became interested in the New Age scene in high school.  At 40, while on tour, a friend who was a life coach introduced her to life coaching and she was interested, but it didn't quite do it for her.  Then one day she came across the website of someone who was a life coach and interfaith minister which sparked her interest.  Within one week she was enrolled in a seminary to become an interfaith minister.  Sam asks if Sandra cultivated any practices to enhance her spiritual gifts or if it just came naturally.  Sandra answers it came naturally but she always has had a sense of understanding that it's a gift.  When she was in seminary she realized she needed to give her spiritual gift much more space in her life.  Around the same time her mother was battling cancer and asked her to be the minister at her funeral.  It was a tremendous gift but also agonizingly painful to fulfill this duty.  Sam has had conversations with people who have for transitioning out of life since in our society we do so little to prepare.  Sam asks if seminary was just what she was looking for or if there were surprises along the way.  Sandra answers it was mostly what she was looking for but says there were definitely some conflicting ideas in seminary compared to her personal beliefs, especially with regards to organized religion.  Seminary teachings were that interfaith ministry is not possible without an underlying religious belief, which Sandra vehemently disagreed with.  She made her own beliefs, traditions and rituals to inform her practice.  After the break Sam will ask Sandra how she combined interfaith ministry with performance, and how Sacred Stages came about.     Segment 3Back from break, Sam asks Sandra what was the journey that brought interfaith and performance together.  Sandra answers performance was always a good fit because it is the background and community she is familiar with, as opposed to any organized religion.  Sam asks what ways did she use her seminary to connect with people.  Sandra joined a wellness center where she was their spiritual counselor.  From there she started to gain her own clients, and then started a wedding business.  During this time she was still performing, and she developed a practice combining acting techniques and therapy to help people get across what they're trying to say in an authentic way.  People would write monologues for situations they were revisiting, and instead of just talking about them, they could use their whole bodies to vocalize and give the situations energetic meaning.  She gives the example of a woman who acted out a serious conversation she wanted to have with her father.  The woman was blown away by how therapeutic the experience was.  Sam says he has learned from his wife, who is a therapist, that trauma gets lodged in our bodies, and that performance can be an effective way to physically deal with the trauma.  Sam asks about the development of Sacred Stages.  Sandra says that Sacred Stages is the combination of her performance and ministry backgrounds.  She wanted to have a production umbrella that overrode all the things she does.  The name Sacred Stages is a literal phrase but it also covers the internal stages she thinks people are visualizing when they are interpreting their feelings.  Sam will ask Sandra more about The Edge of Every Day one-woman show Sandra produces. Segment 4Sam comes back to ask Sandra about The Edge of Every Day.  Sandra says her life was very service-oriented, and she had an edge of feeling unfulfilled.  She was with her husband in the Catskills where she lives and came across an abandoned restaurant, which she told her husband she'd call “The Edge.”  Her husband, a scientist, then told her about the “edge effect,” - the area where a field meets the forest, for example - where bursts of creativity and beliefs come together.  Hence the name of her show.  In the show she blurs the lines between multiple types of performance and her spiritual practices.  The show is about coming to terms with chaotic, liminal spaces.  Sam asks if attitudes toward the show have changed over time.  Sandra says people can choose how deep they want to go when they experience the show.  Sandra then makes the surprise announcement that her new show, Live in the Hive, is going to be premiering on TalkRadio.nyc.  She's going to explore the edges in life.  What are the feelings you're experiencing in life and how are they edging up with your personal and professional lives?  Listeners will learn how to work through these edges on her show.  Listeners can find more information about Sandra at SandraBargman.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/VdtQioBtHKE www.sandrabargman.com Sandra Bargman is a creative soul, intuitive communicator, and energetic leadership consultant. It started when she was three years old, marched into her family kitchen, hands on my hips and announced to her Mother that she was here on “a mission”! Every career choice Sandra made has ultimately rested on the ancient Greek maxim of “Know Thyself”, the directive that is at the heart of every artistic, spiritual and leadership journey. Sandra holds a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University in drama and music and has had a happy 30+ year career as a professional actor, singer, voice-over artist, director, teacher and presentation coach. She has performed on the stages of Broadway national tours, off-Broadway, the world renowned cabaret rooms and beyond. (See SandraBargman.com for full resume) SAndra's spiritual life called her further inward, and in 2007, she was ordained as an Inter-spiritual Minister from The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies. She holds an advanced certification from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in Spiritual Counseling. Unaffiliated with any single religious tradition, she has helped clients of all faiths and traditions (including none) in pursuing deeper self- understanding in their personal quest to 'Know Thyself”. Sandra is an edge walker. She traverses the borders, the edges between worlds, the spirit filled and the mundane. In nature-based cultures, shamans enter invisible worlds to retrieve future-focused information, direction, or guidance for our communities. In our modern world, Sandra's edge walking also occurs when she and the clients she supports, actively seek out the edges and boundaries of accepted beliefs, assumptions and unexpected challenges.

Valencia is an Ancestor Activist, Aspiring Author, Entrepreneur, Herbal Medicine Woman, Cook/Nutritionist, Practitioner, Ritualists, and Sacred Speaker. She collects, gathers, studies, writes, speaks, and creates content online to restore the Feminine Divine's presence, practice, and philosophies with women and girls globally under the name of Passport ll Balance. She is currently a doctoral candidate at The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies with a special interest in Goddess Traditions, Feminine Foodways, and Women's Wellness. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. During that time, she also earned certifications from; American Fitness Professionals & Associates, The C.H.O.W. Institute, and The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. After graduating, she focused on her Spiritual foundation by being a Non-Denominational Ordained Minister, Interfaith Minister, and Local Preacher for the AME Zion Church. She also was Initiated into the Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Mystery Systems and lastly, Queen Afua's Sacred Woman Practitioner for the Ancient Healing Arts of Feminine Divine from The Sacred Women Global Villiage. Learn more about Valencia https://linktr.ee Episode sponsors: Dropping Gemz® Academy for Holistic Studies http://www.droppinggemzacademy.com to learn more about holistic remedies for Seasonal and Year-Long Allergies Pure Romance By Venice- https://www.pureromance.com/venicerichards Want to stay connected? Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/droppinggemz https://www.facebook.com/droppinggemz https://www.twitter.com/droppinggemz Visit our website: https://www.Keishagemz.com

We continue our series of conversations about the recent report released by the RASE Commission. Co-chairs Bill Johnson and Muhammad Shafiq join us to focus on the economic recommendations in the report. They answer your questions as well. Our guests: Bill Johnson , co-chair of the RASE Commission, and former mayor Rochester Muhammad Shafiq , co-chair of the RASE Commission, executive director of the Brian and Jean Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, and professor of Islamic and religious studies at Nazareth College

We welcome the chairs of the RASE Commission . The commission recently released its final report , detailing a variety of ways that Rochester and Monroe County can address racial any quality. Some of those ideas are economic, while others focus on policing and other areas. The commissioners are hoping that their report is the catalyst for change. Our guests: Bill Johnson , co-chair of the RASE Commission, and former mayor of Rochester Muhammad Shafiq , co-chair of the RASE Commission, executive director of the Brian and Jean Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, and professor of Islamic and religious studies at Nazareth College

Laurie Sue Brockway – Lakshmi MagicAired Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM ESTThe word “mother” suggests images of comfort, home, safety, caring and, of course, motherly love. Coming after a trying and difficult year, many of us long for that special loving energy. Some of us have lost our mothers while the physical separation mandated by the pandemic has resulted in being distant from some moms. There are many who experience connection with a “divine mother” as a source of inspiration, comfort, and ultimate motherly love. Is there a way of bringing that energy, goddess energy, into our lives as a complement to our existing faiths and belief systems?My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Reverend Laurie Sue Brockway, had that very experience more than two decades ago with the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway has written extensively on women's spirituality, self-esteem, emotional health, relationships, and weddings. The foundation of her ministry is to celebrate all traditions and to include all aspects of the Divine. For more than 20 years, Rev. Laurie Sue has presided over a multicultural wedding ministry based in New York and is widely recognized as an expert on interfaith, intercultural, and highly personalized nondenominational weddings. She honors relationships between all couples and believes in focusing on the common denominator of love.She is a graduate of the New Seminary for Interfaith Studies. She received her B.A. in Human Development from S.U.N.Y and studied Marriage and Family Therapy at Mercy College. She is the author of more than thirty books including Your Interfaith Wedding and her ground-breaking best seller, The Goddess Pages. Her website is https://www.revlauriesue.com/ and she joins me this week to discuss her path and her book, Lakshmi Magic.Visit the Vox Novus Show Page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/vox-novus/Connect with Victor Fuhrman at http://victorthevoice.com/#LaurieSueBrockway #LakshmiMagic #VoxNovus #VictorFuhrman

Cindy: (00:00) This is Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast episode 20. I’m Cindy MacMillan and today’s guest is Elizabeth Hess Stamper. Cindy: (00:09) Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for women with a big heart on a spiritual journey. Each week, join Cindy MacMillan as she interviews coaches, spiritual explorers and celebrants from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in-between. Self-love, well-being, and mindset are at the heart of our conversations because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well. Cindy: (00:39) Hey friends, Welcome back to Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast. Thank you for listening today. I can’t wait for you to meet my guest today. Elizabeth Hess Stamper is a psychotherapist, retreat leader, poet and interfaith minister as well as the grateful member of a large, diverse family and an ever-evolving spiritual community. Her healing practice with individuals, couples and groups, integrates energy work, transformative breathwork, deep insight and the Internal Family Systems approach. She earned a Master's degree in counseling in 1994, and was ordained through the Chaplaincy Institute for Interfaith Studies, Berkeley, California in 2011. She has authored two well-received books on spiritual relationships and two meditation CD’s, and has been leading workshops and retreats around the country for over 25 years. Cindy: (01:25) Welcome to the podcast, Elizabeth. I am so happy to have you here. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (01:29) Thank you, Cynthia. It's great to be here. Cindy: (01:32) Thank you. And I want to start off with a question that I do ask everyone, and that is what does exploring the seasons of life mean to you personally, or in your business? Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (01:44) The first thing that comes to mind seasons of life. I was reading that question on the email you sent me. The first thing that came to mind was that I work with a lot of young women, women in their twenties, early thirties, and older women as well, but they are in such a different season than I am. And it is so beautiful how I can share who I am or what I've gathered in my life experience and really own that I'm an elder to them. The tradition of being an elder is not as honored in our culture as it has been in many other cultures, but it's one we need to reclaim because every woman, every human who grows is on a spiritual path or a path of self-knowledge and growth becomes something that is potentially really nourishing, really supportive and really helpful to the younger generation. So that was what came to mind about seasons of life. Cindy: (02:55) Thank you, Elizabeth, because you're right. I don't think our culture necessarily, I'm not sure if respects is the right word, but they don't honor. Like you said, they don't honor as we're growing older and become the elders. Can you share your story on how you became a psychotherapist? I was reading on your website and, you know, you were talking about the deep meditation practice, yoga, the study of religion, the transpersonal psychology, and all of it just fascinates me. I love it. I would love to hear that story. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (03:29) It's funny, I sometimes think if I introduced myself as a psychotherapist, I wonder if I said I'm a psycho therapist, how it would come across. In truth, you know, you have to have been a little psycho in the sense that you confronted your own shadow in a way that made you really, really, really want to understand and to do some deeper work, to understand why we're wired up the way we are, why we react to life the way that we do, you know, the sensitivity or the difficulty challenging ways that we, people who are drawn into any kind of healing work are usually drawn there because of their own suffering. And for me, when I was really pretty young, still 18, 19, there were a series of, I had a troubled teenage life and I went through a lot. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (04:29) And at one point after a few years of getting into all kinds of scrapes and difficulties, there was a two week period, right during my summer between freshman and sophomore year of college. When in this two week period, two close friends died in two separate accidents, tragic accidents. They were very young, wonderful people. And my cat was hit by a train and that was just kind of like, okay, God, okay, I have to figure out something for all of this to make sense. And I think everyone starts on a path of exploration, spiritual work, psychological work because they confront those big questions. The Buddha did. That's what he started him on his path. He saw that there was old age suffering from illness and death. And even though his life was pretty perfect as a Prince and everything was going well for him, he had to go and understand why this happened and how humans could be okay with it, you know, just be at peace. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (05:42) And it's interesting to be talking right now and the time that we're living in these last few months, and it has felt like for me, that everyone is going through a dark night of the soul. It's like, I know everyone on their path and we'll go through that, those challenging times more than once because we don't change. We don't grow until we really, really, we're very comfortable. We, human beings can get complacent, but when the, you know, what hits the fan and we're in pain, that's when we change. That's when it's like it's too, we just can't stay the way that we are. We have to find that other way to sit back and look at that. This seems to be what's happening on a global scale. All these different crises converging, not just one and not just in my town or my country. So, I think, I don't know that you meant for me to go in this direction, but I look at it as the global opportunity for awakening. Like it's never been before. And those of us who choose to see it that way or have an inkling that it could be that way. We're really called to do some deep spiritual work right now. Cindy: (07:12) I agree with that. When I talk about beginnings, endings, and the messy bit, I really find that it's the messy bit. It's where we grow. It's kind of like what you're saying there, and collectively we're in a, in a messy bit that is calling for that growth. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (07:29) I like that term, a messy bit, it's so much gentler than saying, you know, crises and chaos. Cindy: (07:40) You know, one of the things that I wanted to talk to you about, and I am saying psychotherapy, correct. Right. Yeah, that is okay. How do we combine psychotherapy and spiritual practice? And by that, I guess I am referring to, you know, the work that we do on ourselves. As you said, looking at the shadow parts and everything. So how do we combine that to work through different things that are going on in our lives? Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (08:13) For me, it can't be separated. Because my foundational belief or my worldview is that we are deep in our core what we are, our true self, our essential nature is good, and it is made in the image and likeness of God, it's loving, it's compassionate, it's wise, it's free. It's everything we want to be. And everything that we already are in our best moments, those moments when we're just on top of our game, or we're in love with everything that's who are, and the uncovering of that, so that we can live from that essential nature, that true self more and more and more. I see it as needing both, a spiritual practice, but also the interior, honest, compassionate exam of our, how our psyche has been programmed, how it's been wired up from probably started when we were in the womb, actually. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (09:29) And then the situations that we're born into the families and the cultures that has an effect on how we think about everything and how we respond and react to everything. So from that conditioning comes the layers of belief, personality, layers, parts of us. However, you want to talk about that, that separates us from that true self or that essential nature. It's like, I love thinking about little babies and when all their needs are met, uh, that infant, or that toddler, that little four or five, six-year-old, when, when they're not troubled by an unmet need, they are in the moment. And they're happy for the most part and curious and spontaneous and full of wonder. I have grandchildren so I have learned so much just observing them a lot from my own kids too. But then it was a lot younger and more distracted, I think. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (10:46) But you know this sense that this one example I give of my, when my grandson was two and a half; he was all those things that I described. And, he had a way of just responding to people with such an open heart, but he also showed me that, that he responded to their energy. So, most people, when they saw him, whether it was a friend or a stranger, which is kind of light up, because he's an adorable little, you know, two and a half year old kid, and he's very friendly. So he would respond with all this love. And one day someone, our doorbell rang, he was over here and, he wants to go with me to answer the door. So I put him up on my hip and we go running down the hall and I answered the door and it's someone who's calm, but who's in a really troubled state. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (11:49) It's like he looked at her and he sensed her energy and he just slid right off of my hip and ran back down the hall. And it wasn't like he made a judgment like, oh, she's a bad person. It was just like, oh, this energy is not what I want to be around right now. You know, so that sense of an inner guidance system, even that we're always responding to, and then you get a little bit older and then somebody like that knocks on your door and you open the door, but you don't just respond with, a blank slate of, does this feel right? Can I choose to be here or not? You respond with, I should be this way, or it should be that way. Or there's something wrong with that person. This is bad, you know, all of these filters in layers. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (12:41) So what I feel like we can do with psychotherapy is we can find those layers and filters, those beliefs that got programmed into us and we can clear them. And when we clear them and we are adults, then we can choose how we want to respond to other people, to ourselves, to life more from that wise compassionate place and more in alignment with also who we want to be. So for me today, if somebody knocks on my door and they're in a negative place, because of my training and because of my commitment to how I want to live, how I want to show up, I want to embody unconditional love. I don't, I can't, all the time, but it's what I want to. So in that moment, my desire can sometimes override the sense of like, Oh, energy, danger, danger to be like, no, here's someone who's hurting. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (13:58) I can drop into that powerful Buddha-nature, that heart that's in us. It's always connected to love, always connected to source. I can drop into that because I've practiced dropping into that from 45 years of meditating. That's the purpose of the spiritual practice and then respond in a more gracious way to be helpful to that person. So does that make sense how you, you kind of work in your psychotherapy to undo the fear-based conditioning that comes from the world so that then you can live more from your inner nature or your beautiful heart. Cindy: (14:52) Elizabeth. Yes. That made perfect sense and that was beautiful, especially given us that imagery of your grandchild and feeling that energy. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (15:00) Yeah. Yeah. Cindy: (15:02) That's perfect. Thank you so much and you mentioned spiritual practice. What is a spiritual practice and how can we have a spiritual practice and be consistent at it? Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (15:17) Yeah, to me, a spiritual practice for me personally, it's meditation and prayer, and being with a spiritual community and spiritual friends and reading spiritual books, those things that inspire me, but for anybody, it could also be walking. I find that long walks in nature is a really important nurturing spiritual practice for me and for so many people, but basically a practice is whatever you find that when you do it, and you do it on a consistent basis, that you have a commitment to it, a daily practice, whatever you do that helps you make that shift. That helps you retrain your mind because a lot of spiritual practice, you know, is not blissful. It's boring. It's repetitive. In that, you're confronting with the way that the mind is used to. It's been taught to do this by growing up in our culture. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (16:25) It's been taught to just think, to focus outside of ourselves and just to kind of follow the, whatever thoughts, wherever they're going and respond, you know, outside of us spiritual practices where you notice chattering mind, monkey, mind, whatever you want to call that you notice that ongoing voice in your head, and you choose for this period of time to not give that your attention to not let that own all of your awareness, but to find another point of attention and keep bringing yourself back to that. So of course, most basic point of attention is usually the breath. And so the breath, the breath is great because it's always with you, no matter where you are, what you're doing, your breath is right there. And you can let go of that thought and come back to the focus on the breath. But it's a lot of people think that if I'm coming back to my breath or my mantra or whatever, the light that I'm, whatever is my point of focus for my attention, that unless I can stay with that, it's not a good meditation, but really the idea that my mind will by its very nature. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (17:52) Here's the, here's the focus, the breath. And here comes the thought, notice the thought, come back to the breath. I'm with the breath I'm with the breath. Here comes a thought. I go with the thought, I might go a few more seconds with it that I noticed that I let go of the thought I come back to the breath. And if you could imagine that when you're doing an exercise and you're doing all these reps, these reps are the muscle, that's going one direction and then back, the direction and then back and the muscle gets stronger because you keep repeating it. So think about that with meditation, your mind goes away, you bring it back. Your mind goes away, you bring it back. And there are a few things that happen. The muscle that you're strengthening is your attentional muscle, but also you're showing your own inner self, the depths of your desire and your commitment to not be ruled by the mind, but instead to be ruled by that deeper self and have that be the primary voice guiding you in your life and not just every ADHD, random thought pattern. Cindy: (19:16) You mentioned the breath. And I know that you do breathwork. Is that the same thing as breathing in meditation or are those two separate things? Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (19:30) The way that I use breathwork and the way that it's used, mostly by people who do transformational breathwork or holotropic breathwork, there's a lot of different forms of it. Conscious connected breathing, rebirthing, it was called rebirthing when I first was training in it back in the mid-eighties, that is different than the breathing that we use in meditation practice. In meditation practice it's usually a deeper, slower breath. And it's one in which we're really consciously wanting to calm our nervous system and bring about more of a sense of calm within the whole body and get the mind quieter. So this other kind of breathwork, transformational breathwork is a psychotherapy tool in which you use an intensified form of breathing. It's called sometimes conscious and connected because again, you are intending to breathe more intensely than you normally would, and to connect it because you leave out the pauses. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (20:50) That oftentimes when we breathe, you breathe in, you pause, you breathe out and then there's a pause. And actually, back to meditation for a moment, we actually want you to notice the pause, experience the pause, find that space; that's great in a meditation practice. In breathwork, it's the opposite and it does something different to our physiology and our awareness. So, when you do breathwork, you are actually going into a non-ordinary state of consciousness and non-ordinary state of consciousness is something that, again, most other cultures, indigenous cultures, especially, honor, and it's seen as every culture needs, every, every person needs a way to access non-ordinary states of consciousness because then they will connect to spirit. And like we know from, tribal cultures, native cultures, that they had many ways to access non-ordinary states of consciousness in which they would, you know, the Shaman would do a dance or use plant medicine or all night drumming, or go on vision quests three or four days in the wilderness with no food and no water. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (22:24) Why? To break us out of just ordinary thinking mind and openness to other dimensions. So in breathwork, we discovered, or, some psychotherapists back in the late seventies realized you didn't need to use LSD to create a different state of consciousness and you didn't need the plant medicine or dancing or drumming. You could actually, if you felt safe enough and you felt like the setting was safe and you were supported, you could access some very powerful states of awareness and that accessing those would both be healing for you. You would discover things about yourself and it could have some incredibly deep cathartic experiences and releases. And you could also so access that inner essential nature. In one way, if you think about going on a journey in which, in the very beginning a lot this is how I and a lot of other breathworkers set up, one of these sessions is in the beginning, you think about your intention. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (23:43) What do you want to get from this? Is there, a part of you or part of your life that you're working on, you want healing, or do you just want to be open and say, spirit, take me on a journey. I don't know where I was supposed to go, but I trust you and you do get relaxed. You might be lying down your facilitator, your counselors sitting next to you, instructing you in the way to breathe. And you start that breathing. Sometimes a lot of times music is used to help facilitate the journey, kind of take you on a roller coaster of these different emotions and something will happen. It doesn't happen for everyone. It's not for everyone, but for a lot of people there, there's a moment that comes after just breathing like this for five or 10 minutes where you realize you're surprised you're not in your ordinary mind, something spiritual, is taking you on a journey and to be able to trust that and let go to that and go on that journey. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (24:55) I just have to say that I heard about it in 1986 from someone - I'd never heard about it before. She told me briefly about it and I got really curious, I hadn't done any psychotherapy, but I had been already a meditator for about 16 or 17 years by that point. But, I laid down, she told me how to breathe, and I had the most amazing experience. I just have to say that when it was after about an hour 45 minutes, whatever, when I was, I was done, it was like, the journey was obviously done. And I was just resting in this state of bliss and connection to myself and to a higher power, the source of life, whatever you call it, whatever it is, that gives us breath. And my mind was completely peaceful. And as I was lying there breathing and just feeling so much love. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (26:04) I was also aware that each breath to breathe it and be present to it was one of the most intense experiences of pleasure. Now we think of pleasure as getting a massage, you know, or, you know, for those people that surf, I always imagine, wow, the pleasure of just gradually getting that wave and standing up and pleasure making love or eating a really good meal, but this was in this simplicity of just being with no thought in my mind, but very present in my body, in that space, each breath was like, uh, I don't know. It's just amazing to think that you could breathe and be in ecstasy just from a breath. Cindy: (26:59) Do you give workshops on that? Because I am very interested in that. Just that what you were saying about just the simple pleasure of just being. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (27:08) Just being yes. Yeah. Returning to that. That's, that's what we're, that's what we want, isn't it? Yes. Um, everything's a little bit different because we're all social isolation, but I have experience doing breathwork with people over zoom in order when life gets back to normal. And ordinary times I do breathwork with people, one on one in my office and also in groups. And, yeah, I have an email list so people can get on my email list and be also posted on Facebook. So people, if they're interested, can find out when I'm offering those Cindy: (27:54) Elizabeth, thank you for sharing all of your, your knowledge. It has been really so fascinating, and I cannot believe the time is just flying by. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (28:04) I know, I know. I know. Cindy: (28:07) Can you tell people how to follow you on your journey and how they can support you and your website? Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (28:14) Yeah. Thank you. My website is elizabethstamper.com and Stamper is spelled just like you put a stamp on an envelope and then you add an ER, stamper elizabethstamper.com my easiest email address is ehstamper@gmail. So, yeah, and Cynthia, you are such a lovely presence to be with. You're so gentle and I feel very deeply listened to and touched by just being with you this morning. Cindy: (29:07) Thank you so much. I do have one last question. If you could turn back time and talk to your 18-year-old self, what would you tell her about the season of life that you're in now? Or what advice would you give her? If you could go back and just say... Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (29:25) You know, when I was 18, I had so much self-doubt and so much negative self-perception. And so just so little confidence and I would want to say to her is what you have inside of you is beautiful. It's unique to you. You have gifts and you are going to be able to explore them, cultivate them and offer them to the world. And you will have great, great joy in being able to do that as well as to experience all the loving relationships that you will be just graced and privileged to, um, the people that will come in your life and touch you. So I would just want to somehow pull the curtain and let her see all those gifts that were ahead of her. Cindy: (30:27) I love that because sometimes we need help, for somebody to pull that curtain back, to help us see what our gifts are and how much that we are loved. Speaker 2: (30:37) Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Cindy: (30:40) Thank you so much for being here. I appreciate it. Elizabeth Hess Stamper: (30:44) Thank you very much, Cynthia. God bless you and your work. Thank you. Cindy: (30:51) Thank you. Thank you for listening to this week's episode of Exploring the Seasons of Life and my conversation with Elizabeth Hess Stamper. I continue to be so grateful for your support and feedback, and I truly love hearing from you! You can reach me via the website CynthiaMacMillan.com or email me at Cindy@CynthiaMacMillan.com. Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter and we'll let you know what we're working on, as well as what we're reading and listening to in regards to beginnings, endings + the messy bits in-between. Until next time, live inspired! 

Before the pandemic, most of us craved of a little solitude away from the hustle of life. Now, we've been been thrust into a form of solitude far from the idleness of the lazy summer afternoon we imagined. Our minds are restless with uncertainty and fear and without the usual distractions we turn toward when being alone with ourselves becomes too painful to confront. Today, we learn there is more to solitude than being alone. It can provide the time and space needed to silence the voices in our head. Poet Marianne Moore said, "the cure for loneliness is solitude." GUESTS: Stephen Batchelor is a Buddhist teacher and writer. He’s the author of several books including Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide To Awakening and most recently, The Art of Solitude. He’s the co-founder of Bodhi College. Dr. Lucinda Mosher is a faculty associate in Interfaith Studies at the Hartford Seminary Karen Karper Fredette lived as a hermit for six years in a cabin in West Virginia. She’s the author of several books including, Consider the Ravens: On Contemporary Hermit Life. She and her husband Paul run Raven's Bread Ministries. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My friend Heather Principe has been described as a journey-woman of the old ways. She studied classical yoga and polarity therapy, which is based on yoga. She was chosen by Cree healer Don Cardinal to learn the tribe’s wisdom and the sweat lodge ceremony — a rare sharing with someone not born in the tribe. She is dedicated to teaching within the paradigm of the Four Directions and the Five Elements, and her work weaves these ancient teachings into a contemporary outlook on science, personal growth and society. Heather founded The Yoga and Polarity Center in Malverne, New York. She served on the Board of the International Polarity Education Alliance and the International Polarity Board in Switzerland. She has taught at the International Seminary for Interfaith Studies, the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, and Sivananda Yoga Ashram. Heather co-authored Ahimsa in Communication with Diana Slattery. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Your support keeps it in your ears!

Rowan Williams, visiting professor in Interfaith Studies, gives a lecture on religious beliefs and human flourishing

Rowan Williams, visiting professor in Interfaith Studies, in conversation with Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow

Rowan Williams, visiting professor in Interfaith Studies, in conversation with Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow

Rowan Williams, visiting professor in Interfaith Studies, gives a lecture on religious beliefs and human flourishing

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary gives a lecture for the Humanitas lecture series on Interfaith Studies.

Symposium following the lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Third of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Third of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Second of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

First of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

First of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Second of three lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Symposium following the lectures delivered by Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks (Visiting Professor in Interfaith Studies 2011-2012) on the subject of 'Making Space: A Jewish Theology of the Other'.

Professor Jan Assmann gives the first lecture in the Visiting Professorship in Interfaith Studies as part of the Humanitas lecture series.

Professor Jan Assmann gives the first lecture in the Visiting Professorship in Interfaith Studies as part of the Humanitas lecture series.

Rev. Dr. Katherine O’Connell of East-West Faith Seminary, Rabbi Roger Ross of The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies, and Rev. Tim Miner of the Council of Interfaith Congregations of the United States join us to discuss Interfaith. We learn about … More ... The post World Interfaith Harmony Week appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.