Eboo Patel

Perspective

Building the next generation of interfaith leaders

Bridges do not rise from the ground or fall from the sky. People build them, and higher ed can help.

By Eboo Patel

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Sports are great for kids. Let’s ensure that no one is left out

The advent of pay-to-play sports is cutting many families out.

By Eboo Patel

Bruce Springsteen performs on stage with the E Street Band at BST Hyde Park in London.

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Perspective: What seeing Bruce Springsteen in London taught me about America

If the “Boss” didn’t exist, we’d have to create him because he’s so essential to our national identity.

By Eboo Patel

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Requiem for a water carrier who spread light, not heat

Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, who died last week at 46, was a facilitator of interfaith dialogue.

By Eboo Patel

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How higher ed can help resolve our tribal conflicts

Colleges and universities have the potential to become bridge-builders by turning out students adept in managing conflict.

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Talk to strangers. It’s how we build and sustain our democracy

Like Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, we should all have friendships that confound other people.

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Advice for college graduates — and everyone else

Like Howard Thurman, find people who will hold a crown above your head and encourage you to grow into it.

By Eboo Patel

Worshippers take a photo of the Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, in the Saudi city of Medina in 2016.

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What a 7th-century market in Medina can teach us about resolving conflict and injustice

Spaces where people can exchange things of value dignify people and strengthen communities.

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The dream of a religiously diverse democracy is ours to achieve

We often take it for granted, but freedom of religious expression is a rare achievement in human history.

By Eboo Patel

Elder Clark Gilbert, a General Authority Seventy and commissioner of the Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks

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The fate of the religious university and why it matters

Our nation needs to be a place where people who disagree about heaven can work together on important issues here on Earth.

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john a. powell, who spells his name all lower case, is a professor and director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.

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How do we live together when we profoundly disagree? A conversation with john powell

The U.C.- Berkeley scholar is an Obi-Wan Kenobi figure to people who want to be Jedis when building bridges across our differences.

By Eboo Patel

Trabian Shorters is the CEO of BMe Community, an award-winning network of innovators, leaders and champions who invest in aspiring communities.

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‘Living is a ministry’ — a conversation with Trabian Shorters

The CEO of BMe Community talks about how the stories we tell each other create the world we live in.

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Perspective: When it comes to nurturing pluralism, the secret is serving others

A worldwide community of Ismaili Muslims shows that people can deepen their religious commitment when they help those outside of their faith.

By Eboo Patel

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Democracy as a sacred endeavor — a conversation with Adam Russell Taylor

The president of Sojourners talks about the connection between voting and faith, and how voting protects the image of God in every person in a democracy.

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‘It’s a hard time in the life of the world’ — a conversation with Krista Tippett

The “On Being” host talks about her new podcast, the future of religion and why she explores “ancient, enduring questions.”

By Eboo Patel

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Perspective: I thought a lot about America’s religious diversity. Then I heard a Muslim call to prayer in the blue notes of jazz

There are remarkable stories of faith in American history that involve Muslims, African Americans and others.

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A new metaphor for American pluralism — potluck nation

The melting pot was a good analogy for its time, but potlucks are how a diverse democracy does civic life well.

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Dare to be Different

Interfaith America’s founder: Building bridges

Higher education owes America graduates who are competent professionals, effective leaders and ethical citizens with the knowledge base and skill set to shape faith into a bridge of cooperation.

By Eboo Patel