By: Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, Ph.D., MSW “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” – Proverbs 11:24-25 What I learned about giving I learned from the senior deacon at the Baptist church… Read more »
By Kristi Howard-Shultz Shakeela Hassan, professor emeritus of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Chicago, has made a lifelong commitment to promoting peaceful coexistence and understanding among different faith communities. In 1999, at the age of 66, Hassan left her work and position at the University of Chicago Hospitals and turned to documentary… Read more »
By: Melissa Spas Many years ago, a group of my colleagues and I read together Alan Deutschman’s Change or Die. The dramatic title belies the simplicity of his key message—shifting one’s mindset and adopting a positive frame, believing that change is possible, can allow us to undertake that change, even when it seems nearly impossible. Deutschman… Read more »
By Shariq Siddiqui, J.D., Ph.D. and Rafeel Wasif, Ph.D. According to the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), 1.1 percent of the U.S. population is Muslim-American. Muslim-Americans are a highly diverse minority with no one ethnic group making a majority. Muslim-Americans are largely a community of color with African-Americans, Asians, Arab and Latinos making… Read more »
By. David P. King, Ph.D. Public good Social responsibility The commons Life together Civic engagement Love of neighbor While these ideas may not always be easy to define, we can grasp their meaning when we feel it or see them in action. In the reverse, we have an intuitive sense of when these ideals and practical virtues are missing from public life. Over… Read more »