by Meredith McNabb By my credentialing, it might appear as if I am a “master of divinity”—though I can assure you that my M.Div. degree might have done more to assure me of how very little I even can master about the ultimate nature of the divine than anything else. I was reminded of my research-scientist-spouse’s raised-eyebrow… 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. 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 »
By David P. King, Ph.D., Karen Lake Buttrey Director In the most challenging of years, Americans persevered in their propensity to give. With the release of the annual Giving USA 2021 report, our research colleagues within the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that total charitable giving increased 5.1 percent in 2020. What do these… Read more »
By Meredith McNabb My family offered direct-withdrawal congregational giving before it was cool. When I was a child, 30-some years ago, my parents automatically put $1 of my allowance into savings and $1 into giving to our congregation. (There was also a $1 penalty when my room wasn’t clean—but that’s another story…) As an adult,… Read more »