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Religion 101 on WGVU: November Interview
November 16, 2018
Dr. Douglas Kindschi and Kyle Kooyers join Shelley today to discuss the just-concluded Jewish/Christian/Muslim Triennial Dialogue. And they talk about Monday's Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration.
Religion 101 on WGVU: October Interview
October 19, 2018
Doug Kindschi, Kyle Kooyers and Kevin McIntosh discuss a recent MIMIL Workshop and the upcoming two-day Jewish/Christian/Muslim Interfaith Dialogue.
Triennial Interfaith Dialogue will explore whether religious identities are what unites or divides us
October 18, 2018
Christian, Jewish, and Muslim voices weigh in on an important and timely topic.
Student cohort strengthens interfaith conversations on college campuses
October 17, 2018
A collaborative internship program between five local colleges, including Grand Valley, is providing students with opportunities to develop their interfaith leadership skills and generate interfaith conversations on their own campuses.
GV to host second panel on interfaith and life after death
October 15, 2018
What Happens When You Die?� sponsored by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute in partnership with Making Choices Michigan, a registered nonprofit organization devoted to changing the narrative about healthcare decision-making, including at the end of life.
When 'them' becomes 'us': Standing with the Muslim community of Grand Rapids
July 25, 2018
The Standing Together Partnership initiative created four new congregational partnerships. In these partnerships, each mosque was paired up with at least two Christian churches and a Jewish Synagogue.
Religion 101 on WGVU: June Interview
June 29, 2018
Doug Kindschi and Kyle Kooyers chat with Shelley Irwin about the 2018 Youth Interface Service Day Camp and Doug's recent trip to Cambridge.
Students explore many ways of worship
June 27, 2018
Kaufman Interfaith Institute holds first interfaith service day camp for students.
Religion 101 on WGVU: May Interview
May 18, 2018
Joining Shelley Irwin is Kaufman Director Dr. Doug Kindschi from Cambridge and Kyle Kooyers in studio.
Religion 101 on WGVU: April Interview
April 20, 2018
Kyle Kooyers and Zahabia Ahmed-Usmani from the Kaufman Interfaith Institute join Shelley Irwin.