I hope you enjoyed the clip from the Parliament. (The link was sent in the last blog.) Brenda Bos and I have been enjoying our work here at the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Sometimes pictures can tell the story more than words. If you haven't had a chance to visit the web-site, you may want to take a look at www.cpwr.org.
Advancing our efforts for social change can take on many shapes and dimensions. The Parliament is one vehicle for changing social constructions around religious difference. It's a blessing to see the commitment represented by all our organizations.
This summer, we (Parliament interns and employees) were was asked to read Diana Eck’s book, Encountering God. My favorite chapters was entitled Attention to God because it best describes my process within this placement. The Council for a Parliament for the World’s Religions has been one of the richest experiences I’ve had in seminary. Meeting and speaking with people of different faiths as well as my own, has opened my eyes to a larger world. How might we begin to integrate our class work, spiritual and religious lives into the real world?
Perhaps one of the key benefits of a summer internship with the Beatitudes is that these fellowships offer a type of “work release” program for seminarians who, like me, have been buried in the library. The Parliament has become my transitional space back into the real world.
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