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Tag Archives: identity
Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate
Dear Friends, We chose to highlight as our theme “Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate” this year because we think these are the three ingredients we all need to live in the present historical moment, and, as general practices of the spiritual life. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, CRSL news, identity, mindfulness, spirituality, stress/relaxation, worship
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Do We Need Religious Community?
Religion graces us with the tools to grapple with grief, loss, death, love, and connectedness. Religion is service: to oneself, to others, to duty. Religion is the recognition of a Universal network of love and justice. For some, religious community … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Christianity, community, identity, interfaith, worship
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Reflection on Muslim Student Advising
by Kim Alston
For many years Muslim students at Smith College built a sense of community among themselves with little assistance from the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life. They organized events, planned activities and led holy observances largely through the behest of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Iman, CRSL news, Eid, identity, spirituality, welcome, worship
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Celebrating Mollie Rogers: The Special Mass Honoring Smith Alum
The Helen Hills Hills Chapel welcomed Bishop Mitchell Rozanski on Sunday, October 14, 2018. At 4pm, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield celebrated Mass in recognition of Smith alum Mollie Rogers. Mollie, 1905 graduate of Smith College, took the name … Continue reading
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Tagged campus news, Catholic, Christianity, community, identity, interfaith
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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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SCJC celebrates Shabbat and fans the “radical flame”
The Smith College Jewish Community is an inviting and engaged group on campus, and they’re in the midst of hosting an array of events. SCJC recently hosted a special Shabbat service open to all; University of Massachusetts alum Molly Bajgot … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged CRSL news, food, identity, Jewish, Passover, Shabbat, Smith College Jewish Community
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A Message from the Director
Dear Friends, Now more than ever, even in secular New England at Smith College, religion matters. Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, says that the question of how people orient around religion or interact with one another, whether that … Continue reading
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Tagged campus news, CRSL news, identity, interfaith
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Nurturing Students with Secular Spiritual Programming
by Emmett Wald
Here at the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life, we think it’s important to offer programming for students who are atheist or nonreligious. That may sound counterintuitive, but in fact it’s a vital part of what we do. When asked … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Newsletter Articles, Programs & Events
Tagged food, identity, interfaith, Soup Salad & Soul, spirituality
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A Contemporary Perspective on Islamic Traditions
by Kim Alston
About twenty-five Smithies gathered to dine with Muslim scholar, author, activist Dr. Amina Wadud during the February 9 Jummah Prayer Lunch. Dr. Wadud, professor emerita at Virginia Commonwealth University and research scholar at the Starr King School for Ministry in … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, food, identity, Islam
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Alden Baptist Church visits Smith College for Black History Month service
“Beautiful are the WORKS of God! Beautiful also are the SKINS of my people!” —excerpt from the Alden Baptist Church’s Black History Month Call to Worship The Center for Religious & Spiritual Life embarked on the beginning of a sacred … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Reflections
Tagged campus news, CRSL news, identity, race/racism, worship
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