Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson preached for multifaith understanding around the recent controversy at the NYC Park 51 Community Center near Ground Zero. To learn more about how Auburn is equipping religious leaders for multifaith dialogue click here. To watch Auburn’s Take the Bully Out of the Pulpit: How America’s Faith Leaders Can Bring Healing to the Nation click here.
This clip is a great example of how a prominent religious voice can educate the general public responsibly and engagingly about religion and public life through mass media. If you are a religious leader interested in developing skills that help you communicate more effectively through the media, or if you are a member of the press seeking religious voices or experts on religion, click here.
Budrus gives voice to a movement of nonviolence in the face of threat. A Palestinian community organizer and his teenage daughter unite local Fatah and Hamas members along with Israeli supporters in an unarmed movement to save their village, Budrus, from destruction. Click here to learn how this film can be a resource to your community. Auburn is at the forefront of international peacemaking and click here to learn more about Auburn's Religion in a Multifaith World.
This Independence Day we celebrate that we are a country with freedoms much of the world may never know. It is also a time to reflect that we are a country currently at war. What are the costs of war? Former Abu Ghraib interrogator Joshua Casteel wrestles with his faith and conscience in the face of war in this moving clip from Soldiers of Conscience. How can your faith community bring this into conversation? Click here to learn more.
This clip is a great example of how a prominent religious voice can educate the general public responsibly and engagingly about religion and public life through mass media. If you are a religious leader interested in developing skills that help you communicate more effectively through the media, or if you are a member of the press seeking religious voices or experts on religion, click here.
In the wake of the death of gay rights advocate David Kato in Uganda, Auburn recommends the documentary resource A Jihad for Love which tells the story of Imam Hendricks, an openly gay Muslim fighting for LGBT equality in South Africa. For information on this documentary resource click here. For more Auburn resources on LGBT equality click here.
Is your community looking for an opportunity to speak more openly about LGBT equality? Trembling Before G-D tells the story of devout Jews who are gay, lesbian and transgendered. Click here to learn more about how this documentary can be a resource to your community of faith.
Across the U.S. this upcoming Sunday June 27th is the celebration of Gay Pride and the call to action for LGBT equality. Let Auburn be a source of information of LGBT equality across religious traditions through film, news and updates. Click here to learn more about LGBT equality on Auburn’s Web site and click here to find LGBT media resources for your teaching and preaching.
This 30 minute video introduces five recent seminary graduates, some of the financial challenges they faced and decisions they made. Two experienced seminary administrators also offer advice on how to manage finances while in school.
The video, along with accompanying resources, including Financial Planning worksheets, can be used by schools to help students plan for how they will pay for their theological education. All materials, including this video, are free and can be downloaded. Students as well as school administrators are welcome to use the material provided on this site.
For the most recent report on theological school debt, click here. To learn more about Auburn’s Center for the Study of Theological Education click here.
Let this documentary resource be a source of conversation to your faith community about democracy and the power of different voices in creating change. To learn more about Election Day as a documentary resource click here.
How can your community of faith help heal the world? Sometimes the biggest impact can come with one small act. Auburn recommends this documentary that shows how meaningful change can begin with one simple action. Click here to learn more about A Small Act and how it can be a resource to your community of faith.