Read the latest Faith Ed. newsletter about an upcoming trip to Dallas, where author Linda K. Wertheimer will participate in a panel talk about teaching about religion in the public schools. Continue reading
Once again, recent terrorist attacks highlight the need for more education about religion, so do events closer to home. Read the latest Faith Ed. newsletter to find out more & keep up with events. Continue reading
The latest Faith Ed. newsletter previews a little of Harvard’s new online religious literacy course project and includes some book news, such as a review by Religion & Education. Continue reading
January 7, 2016
Happy New Year! Faith Ed. has now been out in the world for five months, and it’s been fascinating to speak to audiences of many faiths at churches, temples, bookstores, universities, and other venues. Many more events are in store for 2016. I’ll highlight just a few in today’s newsletter.
Florida-Bound: My Tampa event has been postponed, but I will be speaking Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at Books & Books, a Miami book store. Please come if you’re in the Miami area and let … Continue reading
Greetings, all. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Molid & Happy New Year, depending on which holiday you might be celebrating this time of year. Pictured above: My co-panelists at my Dec. 6 talk at Sacred Heart Church in Lexington before roughly 200 people. After I gave a talk, Imam Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, also Harvard University’s Muslim chaplain, and Monsignor Paul V. Garrity and I spoke together about the prickly issue of teaching about religions in public schools.
Faith Ed. Makes Best Gifts List: Many thanks … Continue reading
The Faith Ed. book tour continues, with a talk at a Catholic church and a dialogue with an imam and a monsignor. Continue reading
The terrorist attacks in Lebanon and Paris – and the aftermath – highlight the need for more education about religion. All too often, Muslims experience backlash. Continue reading
Greetings to new and old subscribers! The photo you’re seeing is me from this past weekend’s Decatur Book Festival. I’m standing in the sales tent for Eagle Eye Books of Decatur about an hour before my talk to a crowd of 200. As fun as it was to see a huge pile of my books in one place, it was even nicer to see people buying ’em after my talk.
Recap of the Decatur Book Festival: For fun, I … Continue reading
Read the latest news about Faith Ed., including reviews in the Boston Globe and Wichita Eagle. Continue reading
Greetings to new and old subscribers! The launch of Faith Ed. is in full swing, and I’m enjoying the ride so far.
One of my latest articles stemming from Faith Ed has drawing a huge online following and impassioned commentary over at Religionandpolitics.org. It’s called “New Clash Over Religion in Schools: Communities Face Backlash on Lessons in Islam.” I’ll let you read the article and judge for … Continue reading
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