American Pilgrimage Project
The American Pilgrimage Project invites Americans of diverse backgrounds to sit together and talk to each other one-to-one about the role their religious beliefs have played at crucial moments in their lives. The conversations are recorded by StoryCorps, the award-winning nonprofit; shared through the Berkley Center’s website and social media; and archived at the Library of Congress. Over seven years, the American Pilgrimage Project has hosted conversations in 16 locations and gathered over 200 stories, reflecting a broad range of religious experience.
Featured Locations in the American Pilgrimage Project
- Albany, New York
- Athens, Georgia
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Boulder, Colorado
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dayton, Ohio
- Detroit, Michigan
- Greeley, Colorado
- Houston, Texas
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Laredo, Texas
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
- Mobile, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- New York, New York
- Pojoaque Pueblo, New Mexico
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Pueblo, Colorado
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Washington, DC
Featured Conversations
October 17, 2018
In this conversation, Rev. Paul Baxley, a Baptist pastor, and Rabbi Eric Linder reflect on the challenges and possibilities of interfaith dialogue in a polarized society.
December 1, 2016
María de la Luz "Lucy" Cárdenas tells StoryCorps Facilitator Morgan Jeffrey Feigal-Stickles about the way pilgrimages to the Tomb of the Holy Sepulchre and Fatima deepened her connection to her faith and to her husband Alberto, as well as helped prepare her to walk alongside her parents and husband as they were dying.
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