Interfaith
Rooted
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Photograph by Paul Peracchia
I’m reading a newly-published book (Christine’s recommendation): Seven Sacred Pauses by Benedictine monastic Macrina Wiederkehr. Actually, ‘reading’ probably isn’t the right word, ‘praying’ or ‘absorbing’ might be.
Subtitled Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day, this beautiful book takes us through the monastic hours - the practice of pausing for prayer at […]
Sunday collection 19
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007I’m coming to believe that the Interfaith movement is one of our greatest hopes for any kind of peaceful, creative, joyous future.
So this week some links, posts and other items I’ve collected on sharing our faiths and understanding.
First some general links pulling together elements of interfaith understanding:
United Religions Initiative
Interfaith News
The Interfaith Network for […]
Faith Walk
Saturday, July 14th, 2007Today I went on the Faith Walk in South London I mentioned a couple of weeks ago.
We had been given a piece of paper that looked like a treasure map, and the meeting point was outside a mosque down a quiet side street. When I arrived, there were about half-a-dozen people including Q, the Muslim […]
Serendipity, grace or challenge?
Friday, June 29th, 2007Have you ever noticed how as soon as you decide to do something that’s a bit uncomfortable, the opportunity presents itself almost immediately?
Over the past few months I’ve become increasing interested in Islam, in finding out more about it. (In fact how could anyone not be interested in at least achieving a balanced view, given the […]
Idolatry?
Thursday, June 28th, 2007I’ve just started reading Karen Armstrong’s biography of the Prophet. She is a noted scholar and self-described ‘freelance monotheist’ whose book A History of God I talk about in this post and thoroughly recommend.
Her writings on Islam and her attempts to bridge the gap between world faiths have gained her respect throughout the Muslim world.
I […]
Comparative religions and ethical issues
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
It can be difficult sometimes to identify what is going on with all the different world religions and their sub-divisions. For example as a ‘cradle Catholic’, I have limited exposure to some other Christian denominations, and none at all to some other faiths such as Baha’i and Shinto.
If we are to hope for any kind […]
Beloved
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007What a beautiful word. Beloved. Be loved. We don’t have to do anything to earn God’s love, we just have to be. And allow ourselves to be. Loved.
So many biblical references:
Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord rests in safety—
the High God surrounds him all day long—
the beloved rests between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy, 33.12
It is […]