Charles Lavigerie, in the context of the Anti-Slavery Campaign proclaimed that “few people, too few people have the ultimate vocation: humanity.” In this interview David Kreider shares with us his life’s journey finding our way back to our humanity. He grew up in Israel-Palestine, that seemingly incessant cauldron of conflict, a place that has nurtured his faith and interests in interfaith engagement, conflict transformation and peace building. In this interview he invites us to explore the beauty of sharing ourselves through the language of art. He says that this language “intrinsically engages us at the level of our heart and soul and imagination, with the impulses of our creative talents and energy, and in non violent forms of expression that inspire our reverence and empathic identifications with each other.” He invites us to surrender to the overwhelming beauty of the unknown in which we live. He says that “the beauty of the Mystery is that it drives us together to comprehend it, which liberates us from our solipsistic inclinations to “enslave” others to our narrow absolutist constructs and worldviews.” READ MORE
Charles Lavigerie, in the context of the Anti-Slavery Campaign proclaimed that “few people, too few people have the ultimate vocation: humanity.” In this interview David Kreider shares with us his life’s journey finding our way back to our humanity. He grew up in Israel-Palestine, that seemingly incessant cauldron of conflict, a place that has nurtured his faith and interests in interfaith engagement, conflict transformation and peace building. In this interview he invites us to explore the beauty of sharing ourselves through the language of art. He says that this language “intrinsically engages us at the level of our heart and soul and imagination, with the impulses of our creative talents and energy, and in non violent forms of expression that inspire our reverence and empathic identifications with each other.” He invites us to surrender to the overwhelming beauty of the unknown in which we live. He says that “the beauty of the Mystery is that it drives us together to comprehend it, which liberates us from our solipsistic inclinations to “enslave” others to our narrow absolutist constructs and worldviews.” READ MORE
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