religion Archives - Niagara Foundation

11 Aug

Chicago Interfaith Gathering, Default Category, Dialogue Dinners, Illinois, Interfaith Dinners, Interfaith Engagement, Ramadan Experience

Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner

What a wonderful gathering that was! Lots of speakers, friends, gathered together around an iftar dinner. As Niagara Foundation, we are honored to...

| Tagged beth judea, chicago, dialogue, fourthchicago, Iftar, Interfaith, lstchicago, Ramadan, religion, straymondMPIL

11 Aug

Illinois, Interfaith Engagement

Muslim-Jewish Youth Interfaith Dinner

Muslim students from Turkish community meets Jewish youth from Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. This April was special for three religions of the...

| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Niagara Foundation, religion, student, youth

10 Mar

Events, Friends in Faith, Interfaith, Interfaith Engagement, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Theology, Values

FIF: Reverend Marrice Coverson on “What is Spiritualism?”

| Tagged Christianity, Niagara Foundation, religion, Reverend Marrice Coverson, spiritualism, spirituality, The Church of the Spirit of Chicago

10 Mar

Events, Friends in Faith, Gender, Interfaith Engagement, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Theology, Values

FIF: Dr. Susan Ross on “Feminist Theology”

We are pleased to invite Dr. Susan A. Ross, Professor of Theology and a Faculty Scholar at Loyola University Chicago, on March 17,...

| Tagged Dr. Susan Ross, feminism, feminist theology, Friends in Faith, Loyola University Chicago, Niagara Foundation, religion, spirituality, Theology

12 Feb

Blog, Event Recaps, Global Issues, Health, Interfaith, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Theology, Values

Professor Benjamin Zeller Discusses Relationship Between Religion and Food

On February 9, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of hosting Professor Benjamin Zeller to speak on the topic of “Religion and Food.”...

| Tagged dietary restrictions, food, identity, Lake Forest College, Niagara Foundation, Professor Benjamin Zeller, religion

28 Jan

Events, Friends in Faith, Interfaith, Interfaith Engagement, Religion and Spirituality, Society and Culture, Theology, Values

FIF: Professor Benjamin Zeller on “Religion and Food”

| Tagged Benjamin Zeller, dietary restrictions, food, Lake Forest College, religion

27 Jan

2016, Events, Friends in Faith, Interfaith, Interfaith Engagement, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Theology

FIF: Professor Julius Crump on “The Role of Evil in Religion”

| Tagged evil, Julius Crump, Lake Forest College, problem of evil, religion

01 Dec

2015, Events, Friends in Faith, Interfaith Engagement, Religion and Spirituality, RSVP, Speakers

FIF: Cameron Ferguson on “Can Satan Be Saved? The Problem of Original Sin”

| Tagged Cameron Ferguson, original sin, religion, Satan, sin, Theology

06 Aug

Religion and Spirituality

Interfaith Dialogue and Secular Humanism

Very often when we speak of interfaith dialogue, we think of the three Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We often forget the...

| Tagged dialogue, Interfaith, religion, Secular Humanism

31 Jul

Peace and Conflict

Event Recap: Pastor Amos Oladipo on Nigerian Culture and Relgion

By Justine Gustafson, Center for Public and Global Affairs Intern July 31, 2015 As the largest economy in the region and the 7th...

| Tagged Boko Haram, Christianity, culture, islam, Nigeria, religion

04 May

Blog, Global Issues, Religion and Spirituality

Rabbi Robin Damsky on Earth Day and Religion: Event Recap

By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern We encounter the intersection of religion and environmental responsibility throughout history. On April 27th, we had a Friends...

| Tagged Earth, Earth Day, ecology, environment, Judaism, religion, Scripture, sustainability

21 Apr

Blog, Illinois, Interfaith

Interview with Kismet Saglam of Soul Space Interfaith

On Sunday, May 3, 2015, Soul Space Interfaith will host their spring 2015 women’s retreat, Inviting the Presence of God: Finding Our Spirituality...

| Tagged Interfaith, religion, retreat, Soul Space Interfaith, spirituality, spring, storytelling, women

03 Apr

2018, Blog, Day Overviews, Religion and Spirituality, Religious Holidays, Theology

Passover Seder

This seven-day celebration, Pesach in Hebrew, begins today and commences with the traditional Seder dinner. The Passover Seder is a time for families...