by James Browning | Aug 15, 2002 | Opinion
Western writers have sometimes dismissed Hinduism as “otherworldly,” but the life of M.K. Gandhi illustrates the world-transforming potential of Hinduism. Far from being otherworldly, Gandhi was a politician, pragmatist and activist who integrated...
by James Browning | Jul 17, 2002 | Opinion
The Rev. David H. Benke committed heresy by participating in an interfaith prayer service inspired by the events of Sept. 11, according to a ruling of his denomination. In a New York Times article, a fellow minister complains about Benke, “Instead of keeping...
by James Browning | Jun 21, 2002 | Opinion
Imagine the outcry if a person of another faith pronounced at a public meeting that Jesus was a “philandering megalomaniac with a misguided death wish.” Such a statement would misrepresent history and offend Christian sensibilities. Jerry Vines said at the...
by James Browning | Jun 18, 2002 | Opinion
Winston Churchill said that the Americans and British were “two great peoples divided by a common language.” In a similar manner, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism are four great religions seemingly divided by a common belief in one God. Each...
by James Browning | May 21, 2002 | Opinion
One of the gifts of interfaith dialogue is perspective. Through another’s eyes we may deepen our understanding of ourselves and our faith. We may decide that the perspective of the other is flawed or incomplete, but we may also gain great wisdom. One of the...
