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 […]
Multifaith Education
Art as the Foundation for Multifaith Conversations
Guest Post: Madeleine Hollenbeck, Undergraduate College Fellow, Elon University When I began my undergraduate career at Elon University, I knew I had to complete a multi-year research project as part of the Elon College Fellows program. I was nervous at first, as I did not understand how my passions of art and Italian could translate [...]
Exploring World Religions Through Art: Hands-on Activities for Students of All Ages
Guest Post: Jennifer Fischer, Co-Founder, Think Ten Media Group Religious literacy and cross-cultural understanding are intimately linked, which means educators have numerous, readily-available options when exploring world religions with their students. Stories, books, and films are routinely highlighted. For example, National Geographic’s The Story of God, with Morgan Freeman, is a documentary film series that […]
Virtually Seeing What Takes Place Next
Guest Post: John Soboslai, Assistant Professor of Religion, Montclair State University This article is the third in a three-part series on using virtual reality (VR) to promote religious literacy and enhance civil discourse. My first post outlined the general idea of using virtual reality (VR) as a way to remotely step into various religious rituals. […]
Ritual Selections: Deciding to See What Takes Place
Guest Post: John Soboslai, Assistant Professor of Religion, Montclair State University In my first post I outlined the goals and hopes that brought an interdisciplinary group of scholars and media creators together in June of 2022. Seeking to lay the foundation for a series of immersive, interactive, virtual reality experiences of religious rituals around the […]