"Differences in faith, race and gender are still significant in this life...even though they should not be. People should be judged by who they are as a person, not by stereotypes of their religion, color or sex.
In eternal life such distinctions are…"
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Phillipe Copeland's blog post was featuredFaith and Race: A Dialogue Worth Having
Article first published in the Newsletter of the Parliament of the World's ReligionsAccording to the Abrahamic traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith, the universe itself was spoken into being. This offers a fitting metaphor for the promise of interreligious dialogue, the promise of a new creation. Like the speaking into being of the universe, for interreligious dialogue to fulfill this promise requires attention to detail. We must be attentive not only to what…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postFaith and Race: A Dialogue Worth Having
Article first published in the Newsletter of the Parliament of the World's ReligionsAccording to the Abrahamic traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith, the universe itself was spoken into being. This offers a fitting metaphor for the promise of interreligious dialogue, the promise of a new creation. Like the speaking into being of the universe, for interreligious dialogue to fulfill this promise requires attention to detail. We must be attentive not only to what…See More
Phillipe Copeland's blog post was featuredI Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)
Article first published as "I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)" on Blogcritics.comAgony and outrage have swept the nation in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin. African-American mothers and…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postI Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)
Article first published as "I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)" on Blogcritics.comAgony and outrage have swept the nation in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin. African-American mothers and…See More
Phillipe Copeland's blog post was featuredLove Cannot Be Legislated
Article first published as Love Cannot Be Legislated on Blogcritics.The Supreme Court will be taking up the controversial issue of…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postLove Cannot Be Legislated
Article first published as Love Cannot Be Legislated on Blogcritics.The Supreme Court will be taking up the controversial issue of…See More
Phillipe Copeland's blog post was featuredThe Soul of Black Consumerism
Article first published as The Soul of Black Consumerism on Blogcritics.Jayne Dirt over at the Clutch Mag Online has raised a question worth pondering during these waning days of…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postThe Soul of Black Consumerism
Article first published as The Soul of Black Consumerism on Blogcritics.Jayne Dirt over at the Clutch Mag Online has raised a question worth pondering during these waning days of…See More
Phillipe Copeland's blog post was featuredWhitney Houston and the Power of Music
Article first published as Whitney Houston and the Power of Music on Blogcritics.The news came out of nowhere. I was co-facilitating a weekend seminar for people of African descent at the historic Greenacre Baha'i School and Conference…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postWhitney Houston and the Power of Music
Article first published as Whitney Houston and the Power of Music on Blogcritics.The news came out of nowhere. I was co-facilitating a weekend seminar for people of African descent at the historic Greenacre Baha'i School and Conference…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postAmerican Dreamer
The essence of the American Dream can be captured in two words: upward mobility. On more than one occasion, I have written about how for those left behind by the Great Recession, the American Dream has become a dream deferred.Research recently reported on in the…See More
Phillipe Copeland posted a blog postMeaning Making: The Ocean of My Words
[During January, State of Formation entered into a collaboration with The Interfaith Observer to address the subject of meaning making. Eight contributors from various faith and ethical traditions were asked to describe what makes meaning within their practices and/or tradition.]In Man's Search for Meaning, Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote:"There is nothing in the world…that would so effectively help one to survive even the…See More
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- Religion / Faith
- Baha'i
- I have attended the Parliament of Religions:
- Never
- Local Religious Community / Interfaith Affiliation:
- Boston Baha'i Community
- Website:
- http://www.bahaithought.com
- I have come to PeaceNext looking for:
- networking, interreligious advocacy, interreligious exploration, intrareligious reflection
- I am inspired by:
- The teachings of Baha'u'llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith.
- My favorite spiritual places:
- Mount Carmel in Israel, location of the Baha'i World Center and the Shrine of the Bab (in Arabic meaning the Gate), the forerunner of Baha'u'llah, The Shrine of Baha'u'llah located in Acre, Israel the holiest spot on earth for Baha'is, and the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois, the first Baha'i Temple built in the West.
- Interreligious causes I care about:
- Abolition of the War on Drugs, reforming the criminal justice system in the United States, racial justice and equity, gender equality, eliminating extremes of wealth and poverty, preserving and enhancing a robust welfare state in the U.S.
- Changes I am working toward in my community:
- Enhanced advocacy and representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases in the Boston area
- About Me:
- Phillipe Copeland is author of the blog, "Baha'i Thought" which offers commentary on issues of religion, society, and culture based on the teachings of the Baha'i Faith. "Baha'i Thought" received a 2010 "Award of Excellence in Internet Communication" from the Religion Communicator's Council, a "Best of the Web" award from "The Daily Reviewer", and is featured on the Religion News Writer's website. Mr. Copeland is a contributing scholar to "State of Formation", a multi-author blog founded by the Journal for Interreligious Dialogue and run in partnership with Andover Newton Theological Seminary, Hebrew College, and The World Parliament of Religions, He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, a Ph.D candidate in social work at Simmons College in Boston, MA, and Adjunct Faculty in Social Work at Simmons College and Boston University.
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Faith and Race: A Dialogue Worth Having
Posted on May 9, 2012 at 4:01am 1 Comment 1 Like
Article first published in the Newsletter of the Parliament of the World's Religions
According to the Abrahamic traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith, the universe itself was spoken into being. This offers a fitting metaphor for the promise of interreligious dialogue, the promise of a new creation. Like the speaking into being of the universe, for interreligious dialogue to fulfill this…
I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 4:01am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Article first published as "I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)" on Blogcritics.com
Agony and outrage have swept the nation in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin. African-American…
Love Cannot Be Legislated
Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:41pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Article first published as Love Cannot Be Legislated on Blogcritics.
The Supreme Court will be taking up the controversial issue of…
Continue The Soul of Black Consumerism
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:00am 0 Comments 1 Like
Article first published as The Soul of Black Consumerism on Blogcritics.
Jayne Dirt over at the Clutch Mag…
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