Religion is often a visible or tangible element of identity. Faith can be a more complex and frequently subtler concept. For a person raised in both a faith tradition and a liberal society, this distinction becomes vitally relevant. Many people from generation “Y” were raised as Christians but do not
Author: Evan Preston
Iranian-American Journalist Lectures at Athenaeum
Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was detained in Iran earlier this year on charges of espionage, gave a lecture at CMC’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Wednesday. Rather than her recent incarceration, Saberi focused on the experiences she had with Iranian youth, women and media during her six years
Religion: The Unspoken American Shibboleth
No candidate in the recent era has become a serious contender for the Oval Office without uttering, in one way or another, “I am a person of faith.” While America has no state religion, 86.8 percent of Americans self-identify as religious. Identifying as a person of faith is a de
Are We Creating the Next Mujahideen? Or Have We Already?
The Iraqi government is flexing its muscles. Recently, it arrested a significant Sunni leader in Baghdad. This particular leader was a member of the Sunni Awakening, the key to the stabilization of Iraq along with the shift in U.S. military strategy to utilization of a troop surge. On the surface,