By James W. McCarty III (Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University) Historically, attempts at ecumenical and interreligious dialogue have focused on finding common ground, shared beliefs, or analogous practices as ways of bridging the divide between communities that have found themselves in conflict with, or at best suspicious of, each other. These meetings often conclude with trite affirmations of sameness or claims…

Last month, twelve students and six faculty members came together on the campus of Duke University to participate in an exciting weekend of generative dialogue. Sponsored by the generous support of Valparaiso University, a group from Duke, Emory, and Vanderbilt Universities participated in an intentional time of sharing and discourse on religious practices and practical theology. Each university volunteered four…