BUILDING BRIDGES:
ABRAHAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD TODAY

What is the relationship between religion and violence?
Must your faith tradition be wrong in order for mine to be right?
What is the role of God in a democratic society?

Season I, Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today. This popular series which premiered in November 2006 on Bridges Television (American Muslim TV Network), looks at these and other vital questions about the role of religion in America today. Conceived by CLAL President Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, this landmark program brought religious leaders together from the three major faiths to answer the tough questions dividing our country and world. From religion and violence, to abortion, to the place of women, the series asked leaders to probe their own traditions for insights on the big issues to create a new listening, understanding, and foundation for bridge building.

Check back with us in the coming weeks for more Building Bridges episodes.

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Sacred Doubt and Holy Questions
What are the roles of questioning and doubt in the creation of healthy religious identities and strong spiritual communities? We all know how good our traditions can be at providing answers to so many of life’s big questions, but how are they doing at training individuals to ask those big questions that help all of us advance to higher levels of thought and practice? If our various faiths cannot do this, are they really living up to their highest ideals?

Click on the play button to view each segment of the half hour show:

 Segment 1

 Segment 2

 Segment 3