{"id":53503,"date":"2023-05-01T15:13:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/?p=53503"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:04:58","slug":"celebrating-another-year-of-interfaith-at-augsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/2023\/05\/01\/celebrating-another-year-of-interfaith-at-augsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Another Year of Interfaith at Augsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Spring Augsburg holds a ceremony called the Interfaith Sending to honor graduating Interfaith Scholars.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interfaith Scholars is a specialized course dedicated to teaching students about religious diversity, interfaith peacebuilding, and leadership skills. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course concludes with the Sending to celebrate Augsburg\u2019s commitment to shaping interfaith leaders and the accomplishments of graduating Interfaith Scholars\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s Interfaith Sending was a success. The evening featured a world map that marked the many places across the globe connected to Augsburg\u2019s community and readings selected by students from Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Secular traditions. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YqHYuBgBN7sg9E-dEilBELbsIpiN6IXBa38UPjmuUUw\/edit\">(<i class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-down \" ><\/i> Download Ceremony Readings)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53512\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Team.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interfaith and Campus Ministry Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53507\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Map-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ceremony attendees light the world map with candles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53518\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/IMG_9452-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interfaith Scholars read sacred texts and wisdom passages from their traditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a meaningful gathering; a reminder that we are each rooted in cultural and spiritual identities and that our identities are gifts to one another and the communities we participate in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to this group of Interfaith Scholars and leaders who will go forth from Augsburg rooted in who they are to share their perspectives, convictions, and gifts with others and create a more caring world.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to all the graduating Interfaith Scholars!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53509\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53509 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Blankets-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Blankets-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Blankets-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Blankets-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Blankets.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each senior was gifted a Blessing Blanket at the ceremony by Augsburg Campus Ministry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53508\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53508 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/05\/Seniors.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graduating Interfaith Scholars with course instructors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next year we are excited to host the Interfaith Scholars course again. Executive Director and El-Hibri Chair, Najeeba Syeed, will be the instructor for the course. Select class sessions will be opened to the whole campus so students and staff can benefit from interfaith panels and programs connected to the course throughout the year.\u00a0 We expect it will be a fantastic year of interfaith learning and growth!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Every Spring Augsburg holds a ceremony called the Interfaith Sending to honor graduating Interfaith Scholars.\u00a0 Interfaith Scholars is a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53503"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53527,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53503\/revisions\/53527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}