I was recently at a talk at Yale, where the Chaplain’s Office hosted a tea for me with students. It was a wonderful opportunity to speak to a rising generation of young folks who are interested in religion, and inter-faith interaction in particular. They wanted to know what I got out of the work and why I thought it was important. Some heavy questions that cannot easily be answered over tea. I did share the “I-Thou” relationship as a starting point, and talked about how this resonates with Muslim thought. Then I told them some stories. One is a story I have told in other venues, and one came to me after I left. The second is more of an intra-faith learning moment, but I think exemplifies some of the things I value in learning from an/other.
By the time I got to college, I was not on speaking terms with God.
More State of Formation – Learning from Others – Intra-Faith Engagement.
All related: http://www.stateofformation.org/author/hussein-rashid/
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