Guest Post: Vicki Garlock, Founder, World Religions 4 Kids Diwali is commonly known as the Hindu festival of lights. The light can be taken literally, as in clay lamps (diyas) and fireworks, or metaphorically, as in “the victory of light over darkness.” Diwali is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains, but people all over India […]
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Robust Religion: Redesigning an Online, Asynchronous Community College Course in Comparative Religion
Guest Post: Nancy Thompson, Community College of Vermont Every summer, the Interfaith Center of New York offers a 3-week institute, Religious Worlds of New York, that helps educators from around the country explore religious diversity in the U.S. Participants meet a wide range of local religious leaders, visit diverse houses of worship, and work with […]
Honoring World Teachers with Free Film Resources for Educators
Guest Post: Journeys in Film We have compiled a small collection of films for you centered around one of our favorite themes: celebrating the importance of both educators and education. These global films bring world religions to life while providing a cross-cultural perspective on learning in different contexts. We recommend these films for your classroom […]
An Unprecedented Opportunity to Teach Our Kids about the World’s Religions
This Op-Ed by Vicki Garlock, Founder of World Religions 4 Kids and Editor for the Religion Matters blog, was published by Deseret News on 8/18/24. It is reprinted here in its entirety. Recent laws pushing mostly Christian principles into public school classrooms in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas are producing a range of emotions and varying […]
Persepolis: Protests, Conversing with God, and Growing Up
Guest Blog: Jane Fitzpatrick, Contributing Writer for Religion Matters Review of Persepolis: The Story of Childhood (2004) by Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi has created an unforgettable artifact of the Iranian Revolution through her autobiographical coming-of-age memoir. Formatted as a black-and-white graphic novel, it was listed as one of the top 100 books of the 21st century […]