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If there is one observation I could make of Dixwell and the program they created for Sharing Sacred Spaces, it is that this church and its congregants have a message. This message is unity. This theme of unity was present … Continue reading
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The New Haven Friends Meeting House is an oasis of nature, simplicity, and light in the middle of a busy street in Fair Haven. The meeting house itself feels woodsy, harmonizing with its environment, and the long accessibility ramp is … Continue reading
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Eastern Orthodoxy, for me, has so many memories— from my times traveling and working in Greece, savoring visits to the little chapels that dotted the towns, to reading Franny and Zoey and The Way of the Pilgrim for my undergraduate … Continue reading
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The Sharing Sacred Spaces program visit to New Haven’s downtown Masjid Al-Islam took place on the cold Tuesday night of December 18th, 2018. But the cold night was entirely forgotten while enveloped in this community’s warmth and hospitality. Barefoot and … Continue reading
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REL 954 Sharing Sacred Spaces: Studies in Interfaith Engagement Through Sacred Architecture Yale Divinity School, Fall 2018 Vanessa J. Avery, PhD, Lecturer in Interfaith Engagement Contact: vanessa.avery@yale.edu or 203-500-0166 Class meets Mondays, 1:30-3:20pm* Room S104 *Note additional meeting days and … Continue reading
On Monday, October 22, 2018, the Sharing Sacred Spaces Initiative of New Haven held its second visit to the Beth El-Keser Israel synagogue. “BEKI”, as the synagogue is lovingly called by its congregants, stands in the Westvile section of New … Continue reading
The evening of November 13, 2018, people gathered for a Sharing Sacred Spaces event at St. Mary’s Church to explore Roman Catholic architecture and ideas. St. Mary’s is on Hillhouse Avenue in the heart of New Haven, and is a … Continue reading
Panel Talk – The Parliament of the World’s Religions Toronto, Nov. 3 2018 In the words of Alicia Fowler, currently a participant in the Sharing Sacred Spaces program in New Haven: On Monday, October 22, 2018, the Sharing Sacred Spaces … Continue reading
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A recap of my experience at the New Haven Zen Center as part of the local, grassroots, interfaith community-building program called Sharing Sacred Spaces. For more information visit http://www.sacred space.world Continue reading
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