Advancing Religious Understanding and a Culture of Dialogue in Education

Advancing Religious Understanding and a Culture of Dialogue in Education

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Protesters in Valparaiso, Chile, light fires in the streets, blocking all regular activity and hindering police operations.

December 12, 2019

Changing Perspectives on the Chilean Protests

Akash Apte (C'21) reflects on how his perception of political protests in Chile has changed while living in the country, noting the centrality of developing bounds with local informants and witnessing political violence firsthand.

One of the most famous murals in Berlin’s East Side Gallery, “The Fraternal Kiss,” shows Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker, the previous leaders of the Soviet Union and East Germany, kissing.

December 11, 2019

Balancing Restraint

Katharina Petermann (B'21) reflects on the shared histories of authoritarian rule in Germany and Spain, commenting on the relationship between countercultural movements and repressive political regimes.

The Peace Wall separating the largest Irish Catholic and British Protestant neighborhoods in Belfast

December 11, 2019

A New Perspective Resulting from an Old Conflict

Amerisa Kyriazis (C'21) considers how her understanding of Christianity has changed since visiting Northern Ireland, where she experienced how historical conflict between Protestants and Catholics continues to run deep.