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Justin Murray, who was raised in Boulder, CO, studied Government in college and graduated from Georgetown Law School in 2010. He enjoys the mountains, hiking, soccer, piano, philosophy, writing,...
This blog features an ongoing conversation among Georgetown students, staff, and faculty involved in interfaith service, as well as their efforts to further interreligious understanding engagement with communities in the Washington DC, area. Older posts detail the university's participation in the 2011-2012 President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, an invitation to institutions of higher education to commit to a year of interfaith and community service programming on campus. Read more about interfaith service at Georgetown here.
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The Lifesavers: Alternative Spring Break 2013
April 23, 2013
Foundations for Muslim-Buddhist Interfaith Dialogue
April 15, 2013
Passover in Israel: A Time of Remembrance
April 10, 2013
Hallelujah Shabbat
April 2, 2013
25 Days of Service: A Commitment to Community and Collaboration
March 25, 2013
Assume Good Faith: Alternative Spring Break 2013
March 18, 2013
Women and Faith: The Act of Reflection
March 15, 2013
Interfaith Dialogue: A Way of Life
March 14, 2013
Religious Freedom, Development and Interfaith Dialogue Collide: A Reflection on Pastor Rick Warren at Georgetown
February 22, 2013
Finding a Place at the Table: A Reflection on Faith, Diversity and Sexual Orientation on Campus
February 19, 2013
Bring on the Books
February 15, 2013
Is the Lenten Season Awkward for Muslims? Not at Georgetown University
February 14, 2013
Building Sandwiches and Interfaith Relationships
January 28, 2013
Reflecting on Diversity in Islam Through Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2013
A Spirit of Service Following Disaster
December 19, 2012
Reclaiming Personal Faith Through Interreligious Dialogue
December 3, 2012
Responding to Hatred Through Community and Faith
November 30, 2012
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RELATED RESOURCES ON EQUALITY
Watching the "I Have a Dream" Speech
April 2, 2012
As chaplains in residence, we invited students to join us in our room to watch Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Then we discussed the speech, over ice cream sundaes, and had an informal conversation about the current situation with race and racial justice in 21st century America. After the conversation, we passed around a candle and gave each person an opportunity, if they wished, to share a hope or prayer for the betterment of the world.
Our faculty-in-residence, Professor Marilyn McMorrow, attended the event and contributed her thoughts along with the 12 or so students in attendance.
My wife Sarah and I had the privilege of viewing and discussing the speech with a diverse subset of the students who live with us in McCarthy Hall. Given the longstanding obstacles to fully achieving King's dream of racial (and economic) equality in America, it is sometimes difficult to remain hopeful and to hold on to the dream. Yet hearing the compassionate and insightful thoughts of the students in attendance about these issues led me to the optimistic conclusion that something is stirring in their hearts and in their heads -- something that has real potential to blossom into something great and beautiful. I look forward to seeing these sorts of conversations continue, so that our undergraduates can continue to be formed in their mission to promote justice, but also so that their own insights and passion can challenge and renew those of us on the faculty and staff.
Our faculty-in-residence, Professor Marilyn McMorrow, attended the event and contributed her thoughts along with the 12 or so students in attendance.
My wife Sarah and I had the privilege of viewing and discussing the speech with a diverse subset of the students who live with us in McCarthy Hall. Given the longstanding obstacles to fully achieving King's dream of racial (and economic) equality in America, it is sometimes difficult to remain hopeful and to hold on to the dream. Yet hearing the compassionate and insightful thoughts of the students in attendance about these issues led me to the optimistic conclusion that something is stirring in their hearts and in their heads -- something that has real potential to blossom into something great and beautiful. I look forward to seeing these sorts of conversations continue, so that our undergraduates can continue to be formed in their mission to promote justice, but also so that their own insights and passion can challenge and renew those of us on the faculty and staff.