Assoc for Public Religion & Intellectual Life
@AprilCommons
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APRIL & its publications – CrossCurrents and The Commons – advocate for justice and examine global spiritual and interreligious currents.
Joined November 2020
The Association for Public Religion & Intellectual Life announces a new website for our activities: publishing the journal CrossCurrents, the online magazine The Commons, our summer colloquium, and more! Become a member, sign up for newsletters, etc
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From summer colloquia to publishing to activism, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL) connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of...
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When @RMikva uses the word tradition, she’s talking about an ever-evolving journey. That applies to how she talks about faith traditions and their built-in tools for self-examination. @AprilCommons
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Our latest newsletter with notes on our recent grants from the Luce Foundation Grant and the Hispanic Theological Initiative, updates on CrossCurrents and this year's summer colloquium! https://t.co/FFC6vr59qN
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William Birmingham, "The Novel and Current Criticism" Crosscurrents, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Summer 1959), P. 289, No. 4 @AprilCommons
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Check out Lisa H Sideris's essay for @AprilCommons on enchantments, from New Mexico to Big Science, the personal and the political. #downwinders #AtomicBomb #Oppenheimer #ChristopherNolan
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More than 50 years after his death, it remains difficult to discern what Oppenheimer did and did not stand for. Though Nolan sometimes tips his hand, Oppenheimer resists any final resolution of the...
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@dramatistsguild @HonorRollWrites @ncph @AuburnSeminary @shaleminstitute @TheOpEdProject @micheleweldon @fromthecenter @SmilePolitely @bmpfestival @WendellPierce @AprilCommons
Memories from “Unsettled: An African American Reflection On The Potawatomi Trail Of Death” at Allerton Park and Retreat Center 4/15/2023. https://t.co/I9sstGNLPv
#ForTheAncestors
#ReclaimingILLINOISHistoryForALLOfUs —-Dr. Nicole, Historian, Creative, “Unsettled” Co-Convener
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Today’s #FaithVoices is from #K12 #teacher Corey Wozniak, whose experiences as an #LDSmissionary taught him that “every person has a rich and coherent inner world.” Thanks @NEHgov @AprilCommons. Hear more #FaithVoices at https://t.co/H8Mg2sB4TD https://t.co/JlfESV5Ngk
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Islamic studies and community engaged learning. #TeachingReligion #CommunityEngagement #IslamicStudies
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What is at stake for each one of us as scholars, educators, and citizens of a particular campus community when we commit to being advocates for a particular position in the public square? And what is...
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I so love this little interfaith funny...
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Great new set of essays on teaching religious studies in K-12 schools. "Faith in Education: Voices from the Religious Worlds of NY Summer Institute." #pedagogy #TeachingReligion #ReligiousStudies #PublicUnderstandingOfReligion
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An intro to a section of The Commons that brings together essays by four K-12 teachers who participated in the 2022 Religious Worlds of New York summer institute. In their essays, Ami Chander,...
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Continuing Christian Domination: A Response to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery by @indigenousVI & @AILAnyc - @AprilCommons. #UNPFII #WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousPeoples
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Responses to the Vatican's Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery. A Haudenosaunee perspective.
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@dramatistsguild @HonorRollWrites @AuburnSeminary @iMaxTimm @micheleweldon @TheOpEdProject @fromthecenter @SmilePolitely @bmpfestival @Crrritic @WendellPierce @AprilCommons @shaleminstitute @ncph @vcrhone
The final installment of our "Beyond Land Acknowledgement" project is ALREADY SOLD OUT!!! https://t.co/DQFCwDaqtT Looking forward to a performance/experience reflecting on place, race and history at UIUC's Allerton Park. Nicole Anderson Cobb, PhD, Artist-In-Residence
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One of the fun things about editing a journal is that I get to hold a new publication every four months! (ok, this one's a little late, but still...)
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Excellent APRIL event last night at Judson Memorial, NYC. Educator and activist, Zisl, discussed “God and Desire in a time of Disaster.” #QueerTheology
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This Wed. 3/15/23 at 6:30pm, @AprilCommons / CrossCurrents presents “God and Desire in a Time of Disaster” at @judsonchurchnyc, an in-person evening of discussion with educator and activist, Zisl. Free to attend with registration:
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Beyond hope, there is still resilience and pleasure. As the political present and future look increasingly bleak, we face the threat of numbness and apathy. We find ourselves in our dire need for old...
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Hey, NYC folx. Come to this fantastic talk on Wednesday eve, "God and Desire in a Time of Disaster," Public Talk @judsonchurchnyc Co-sponsored by @JFREJNYC and @AprilCommons
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Beyond hope, there is still resilience and pleasure. As the political present and future look increasingly bleak, we face the threat of numbness and apathy. We find ourselves in our dire need for old...
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APRIL’s own Pamela Winfield reviews Zen And “The Arts Of Devotion”. Part of the Mind Over Matter series at the @Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art
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If anyone has access to CrossCurrents @AprilCommons please check out Vol. 72, n. 4. Lots of fantastic articles and reviews. Also, if anyone has read my article, feedbacks are appreciated. https://t.co/mRZ8cHdhE5
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My article for CrossCurrents @AprilCommons is just out! I cannot thank @melanie_barbato and @splate1 enough. Go read and support a Global South scholar! https://t.co/GXC9bqwPQL
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Be sure to check out the September 2022 special issue of CrossCurrents on Interreligious Dialogue and Diplomacy! Don't miss Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Pasquale Ferrara's piece "Diplomacy and Interreligious Dialogue: A Generative Model.”
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