Author, Speaker and Activist Brian McLaren joins the show this week to discuss the importance of Interfaith connection in challenging times and also shares the inspiration behind his new book The Last Voyage.

For more on Brian or to order the book go to www.brainmclaren.net
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Todays podcast features Dr Sergio Gonzalez. Sergio is an assistant professor of History at Marquette University. He is the author of the 2017 book Mexicans in Wisconsin and his latest release called Strangers No Longer Latino Belonging and Faith in 20th century WI came out in 2024.

Click HERE to purchaser Strangers No Longer
Click HERE to register for the July 17th Webinar Sanctuary and Sacred Resistance in Uncertain Times

For more information on Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice go to www.wifaithvoices.org

On this episode, you will have the opportunity to listen to a portion of the most recent Interfaith Intersections event which was held at the Madison Islamic Center.
Our moderator as usual was WFVJ board member and former UW Madison professor Charles Cohen. The panelists you will be hearing from are Vaqar Adhami, who is Muslim, Alan Garfield who is Jewish, and Cecilia Klingele who is Catholic.

For more information in Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice and to find out about upcoming events go to www.wifaithvoices.org

Michael Kinnamon is a novelist. His most recent book A rooftop in Jerusalem draws on his extensive experience in the Middle East. Prior to his career as a novelist, he was a widely respected professor of Theology, author of numerous books on ecumenical and interfaith relations and general secretary of the National Council of Churches in the US.

For more on Michael go to www.michaelkinnamon.com
To order A Rooftop in Jerusalem click HERE

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How do our faith traditions address the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
This episode features the three panelists from our April Interfaith Intersections event in Eau Claire WI.

Tim Nyseth represents the Baha'i faith.
Lynn Buske is an ELCA Lutheran.
Lama Yeshe is a Buddhist monk

Keep in mind that our panelists do not speak on behalf of their faith tradition but simply from their own lived experience.

for more information in WI Faith Voices for Justice and Interfaith Intersections go to www.wifaithvoices.org

President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance Paul Brandeis Raushenbush joins the podcast today to discuss his journey to interfaith work culminating in his current role with Interfaith Alliance. We also discuss the Save Act and why it is a threat to our democracy.

For more on interfaith Alliance go to www.interfaithalliance.org

To sign up for the upcoming Interfaith Intersections Event on May 15th go to https://www.wifaithvoices.org/interfaith

Rev Luis Velasquez is a statewide organizer with Voces de la Frontera working diligently to protect the rights of our immigrant brothers and sisters.

For more information on Voces de la Frontera including information on the May 1st and 2nd marches in Milwaukee and Madison go to www.vdlf.org

For more information on WI Faith Voices for Justice and Interfaith Intersections go to www.wifaithvoices.org

Reverend Selena Fox is the senior minister and high priestess of Circle Sanctuary, a Nature Spirituality church, Pagan resource Center and nature preserve with a worldwide eco spirituality ministry. She has been an activist for over 3 decades and is one of the people responsible for Earth Day which is celebrated on April 22nd each year.

For more more information on Selena and Circle Sanctuary visit www.circlesanctuary.org

For more information on Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice and to sign up for the next Interfaith Intersections event go to www.wifaithvoices.org.