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Video: Changing the World from the Inside Out: Multifaith Perspectives on the Inner-Life and Social Justice

October 13, 2016

In what ways does piety and the contemplative life encourage or discourage social change activism? A diverse panel of religious leaders explore how different religious traditions balance inner spiritual development with the mandate to work for economic and social justice for all.... Read more about Video: Changing the World from the Inside Out: Multifaith Perspectives on the Inner-Life and Social Justice

Valarie Kaur

Beyond ‘Us and Them’

April 4, 2016

When Valarie Kaur, MTS ’07, visited the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, after a white supremacist shot six people there in August of 2012, she found none of the recriminations and finger-pointing that characterized the politics of gun violence in the United States.... Read more about Beyond ‘Us and Them’

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