How Exodus really started
As Passover approached this year, there was something about the Exodus text that had bothered me for years. How exactly did the Israelites become slaves in the first place?
Spark Hope
The Fire Marshall informed us we may never know what caused the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood NJ historic sanctuary and surrounding rooms to burn. But here’s the thing: Sometimes a fire [...]
Passover: the Master Storytelling Class for Parents
By Rabbi Justus Baird, Dean of Auburn Seminary “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt. Their cry before their taskmasters I have heard. Now I know their [...]
Auburn Seminary’s 20th annual Lives of Commitment Awards honors leaders of faith and moral courage
For Immediate Release April 20, 2016 Contact: Lauren Gray ([email protected] / 212-255-2575) Auburn Seminary’s 20th annual Lives of Commitment Awards honors leaders of faith and moral [...]
What Maya Angelou Taught Melissa Harris-Perry About Courage
Auburn Seminary is honoring Melissa Harris-Perry along with her husband James Perry at The Lives of Commitment Gala on April 20, 2016. Professor Melissa Harris-Perry has dedicated her life to [...]
Becoming Wise: Krista Tippett’s Artful Adventure
The week after 9/11 Krista Tippett launched a new show on NPR with a desperately needed conversation about Islam. Fifteen years later, Krista Tippett’s show “On Being” continues to invite [...]
Judy Collins’ Legacy of Resilience
by Rev. Jennifer Crumpton Auburn celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Lives of Commitment Awards on April 20, 2016. Lives of Commitment honors bold and resilient leaders, like Judy Collins (a [...]
After studying the Holocaust and Jim Crow, these 5th graders hand-made anti-hate posters for Muslims in NYC
Michelle Reyf I’m at the United Nations International School in New York, about to talk to the 5th graders about anti-Muslim hate speech and violence. One of the teachers asks, “What [...]
