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Imam Amir Duri膰 and Rabbi Ethan Bair Receive National Recognition as Interfaith America Innovation Fellows
Imam Amir Duri膰 and Rabbi Ethan Bair, chaplains at Hendricks Chapel, model how friendship and understanding can transcend and transform adversity. Through the Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Fellowship they co-founded, Bair and Duri膰 have helped the 黑料不打烊 campus community unlock the…
Expert Available for Indigenous Peoples Day
In case you are looking for an expert to speak about the upcoming Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct. 9), you may want to consider Philip Arnold, associate professor in the department of religion at 黑料不打烊. Additionally, his comments are below….
“Voting is a Spiritual Act”
As Election Day nears, one of our 黑料不打烊 faculty experts shares a reminder to be kind this political season. The Rev. Brian Konkol, Ph.D., serves as Dean of Hendricks Chapel and Professor of Practice at 黑料不打烊, writes: 鈥淭he…
Reviving Religion
Many reports, including this one from the Pew Research Center, say Christians could make up less than half of the U.S. population in the near future. The Rev. Brian Konkol, Ph.D., serves as Dean of Hendricks Chapel and Professor of…
Michael Steele, Former Republican National Committee Chair, to Deliver 2022 Borgognoni Lecture April 4
Can religious faith be compatible with public service? Should it be embraced, or feared? To consider these questions, faculty, students and staff, along with the Central New York community, are invited to this year鈥檚 Borgognoni Lecture with speaker Michael Steele…
Panelists to Discuss Aktion T4 and Contesting the Erasure of Disability History During Virtual Event Oct. 18
Three queer Jewish disabled writers and artists each discuss their work on Aktion T4, a prime crucible of disability history, during a Zoom virtual event on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3-4:15 p.m. ET. Aktion T4 was a eugenics project in…
Should Healthcare Workers Receive Religious Exemptions For Vaccines?
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Rochester Times Union story 鈥淗ow does religious exemption to vaccine work?鈥 Professor Thompson discussed how religious exemptions to vaccinations like the one for…
Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Order
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, authored an op-ed for聽Global Sisters Report 鈥淕race from the rearview mirror.鈥 This op-ed discusses ‘the Mass of the 175th-anniversary celebration of the founding of the Immaculate Heart…
Will President Biden Be Denied Communion? 黑料不打烊 Professor Weighs In
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, quoted in The Hill story 鈥淏ishops to debate banning communion for president.鈥 Thompson commented on the controversy over whether or not President Biden should be denied communion…
‘Does 鈥楩aith-Based鈥 Include People Without a Religious Faith?’
Does 鈥渇aith-based鈥 include people without a religious faith? Mark Brockway is a faculty fellow in religion and political science at 黑料不打烊. Brockway wrote a research-based piece for The Washington Post’s politics blog, Monkey Cage, in which he discusses how…