Displaying items 91-100 of 196 in total of Crossing Faiths with the tag "bible".
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123: Soraya Ahmadyar: Faith, Family, and American Identity
June 24th, 2024 | Season 9 | 42 mins 43 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
As the eighth child out of 9 of a family of immigrants who escaped the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 70s, Soraya Ahmadyar has called California her home for her entire life. She attained her bachelors degree in business administration and later on pursued a masters in public administration and public policy where she now works for a local public institution.
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122: What About Barabbas?
June 17th, 2024 | Season 9 | 34 mins 40 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In this episode, John and Elliot discuss the Biblical figure, Barabbas. John poses an interesting question: Was Barabbas the first recipient of Jesus' salvation?
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121: Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi
June 10th, 2024 | Season 9 | 20 mins 30 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive Director of the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, a global network that connects grassroots peacemakers with global stakeholders for enduring peace.
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120: 120: Jonathan Randall
June 3rd, 2024 | Season 9 | 46 mins 30 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Jonathan Randall is a Comedian/Activist/Writer/Actor living in NYC who has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia. Jonathan is Jewish and very outspoken about Palestinian human rights, ending the occupation, and freedom & equality for all people.
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119: Rabbi David Rosen
May 27th, 2024 | Season 9 | 40 mins
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
For more than two decades Rabbi David Rosen served as the Jerusalem based International Director of Interreligious Affairs of AJC (the American Jewish Committee) before recently taking up the position of Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi.
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118: Breaking Cycles of Genocide: Rachel Miner, Bellwether International
May 20th, 2024 | Season 9 | 42 mins 53 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Rachel has a bachelors in economics from Brigham Young University and masters in public administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science and masters in economic and political development from Columbia University. In 2021, Rachel was named a U.S. Truman Scholar.
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117: 117: Luke Higuchi - The Unification Church
May 6th, 2024 | Season 9 | 1 hr 1 min
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
In this episode, Elliot interviews Luke Higuchi, pastor of the Unification Church in Atlanta Georgia. Luke shares his story of forced confinement in Japan and discusses his work ministering to Japanese-speaking members of the Unification Church in America and abroad.
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116: Practical Interfaith Engagement with Peter Henne
April 29th, 2024 | Season 9 | 36 mins 23 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Peter S. Henne is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences in the University of Vermont.
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115: Congressman Frank Wolf
April 22nd, 2024 | Season 9 | 41 mins 18 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
A conversation about international religious freedom with Frank Wolf, retired U.S. Member of Congress, Founder and former Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
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114: 114: Dr. Daisy Khan: The Rise of Islamophobia
April 15th, 2024 | Season 9 | 50 mins 34 secs
bible, christianity, islam, politics, quran, religion
Dr. Daisy Khan is an award winning speaker, author and Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE), a women-led organization committed to peacebuilding, equality, and justice for Muslims around the globe. Dr. Khan launched the most ambitious peacebuilding tool, WISE Up, a book and campaign aimed at fighting extremism and Islamophobia.