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Category Archives: Student Reflections
Identity and Authenticity
by Kim Alston
Soup, Salad, and Soul is a student-led group that meets every Friday from 12:15-1:00 p.m. in the Bodman Lounge of the Helen Hills Hills Chapel. We always have an amazing home cooked meal by three student chefs. In this series, Fallon … Continue reading
Wonder and Awe
by Kim Alston
Soup, Salad, and Soul is a student-led group that meets every Friday from 12:15-1:00 p.m. in the Bodman Lounge of the Helen Hills Hills Chapel. We always have an amazing home cooked meal by three student chefs. In this series, Fallon … Continue reading
The Sacred Month of Ramadan
by Kim Alston
Muslims worldwide look forward to the start of the Ramadan season, a beautiful time of year for reflection, spiritual renewal, and devotion to Allah. Some of our students and community members at Smith will engage in Ramadan. You will hear many … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Programs & Events, Spirituality, Student Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged Al-Iman, community, CRSL news, identity, Ramadan, worship
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A Revolution of Rest: A Case For ‘Radical Renewal’
by Kim Alston
While I was brainstorming for this piece I found myself struggling to formulate something that hasn’t already been said about this moment of absolute turmoil. At first, I aimed to express something profound, original… politically galvanizing even. But quite quickly, … Continue reading
Liberation Poetry
by Kim Alston
In this midst of this COVID-19 pandemic The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invited members of the Smith community to reflect on the concept of liberation; what does it mean, how is it embraced, what can it illuminate? Smithies … Continue reading
Our Year on Climate Change: Overcoming the Stagnation of Fear
by Kim Alston
The climate crisis is a crisis for all of us. The massiveness of its scope can be frightening, even paralyzing. The completeness of it – that is has touched, or will touch, us all – also presents an incredible opportunity. … Continue reading
Best Day Ever! Building Interfaith Community One Party at a Time!
by Kim Alston
This article represents reflections from Maeve Orlowski-Scherer ‘21, a student intern and leader in the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life. By 5:30 p.m., everything was ready. The chairs had been pushed back to the sides of the Helen Hills … Continue reading
Combatants for Peace:
ex-combatants lay down arms to seek peace
Two representatives from the bi-national grassroots organization Combatants for Peace (CFP) joined Smithies for a Peace Meal earlier this week. One representative was Palestinian; the other, Israeli. CFP was formed in 2006 when combatants on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Reflections
Tagged community, CRSL news, food, politics, world news
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Activism in religious spaces:
Smithies pushing for peace at the J Street Conference
A handful of Smithies traveled to our nation’s Capitol last weekend to join 1,200 students at the national J-Street conference, which coincided with the organization’s 10th anniversary. J-Street is a national political movement that advocates for a peaceful, two-state resolution to … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Social Justice, Student Reflections
Tagged identity, Jewish, national news, politics, travel, world news
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Women’s Activism on the Religious Right
Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, presented a chapter summary and lecture drawn from her 2015 book “Righteous Transgressions: Women’s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right.” Dr. Shitrit travelled throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Programs & Events, Student Reflections
Tagged Islam, Jewish, politics, world news
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