{"id":1828,"date":"2022-08-30T09:16:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/?page_id=1828"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:53:32","slug":"upcoming-visit-eboo-patel-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/programming\/past-programming\/upcoming-visit-eboo-patel-september-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Eboo Patel &#8211; September 28 and 29, 2022 (Archive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3 class=\"headline\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"730\" width=\"730\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ik.imagekit.io\/dysoty3fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EPatel-Headshot-2-Outside-scaled-e1655759580756-730x730.jpg?resize=730%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eboo Patel\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Named \u201cone of America\u2019s best leaders\u201d by\u00a0<i>U.S. News and World Report<\/i>, Eboo is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/the-lutheran-center\/programming\/past-programming\/upcoming-visit-eboo-patel-september-2022\/archive-page-for-eboos-event\/\"><span class=\"il\">His<\/span>\u00a0visit<\/a> will focus on his newly-released book <a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.alumniq.com\/link\/?ml=5B814EF8-0D57-44ED-BC90153F600B037C&amp;mc=9f320424-ee66-11ec-9866-0e80c33416cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/stolaf.alumniq.com\/link\/?ml%3D5B814EF8-0D57-44ED-BC90153F600B037C%26mc%3D9f320424-ee66-11ec-9866-0e80c33416cd&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660318878068000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3u5VI3C8WnMs1C0GI_wV92\"><em>We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>More information on his visit can be found below!<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\"><div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\"><figure class=\"wp-embed-lazy\" data-js=\"lazyload-embed\" data-embed-provider=\"youtube\" > \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FANHFDIbQl0\" data-embed-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FANHFDIbQl0?autoplay=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;fs=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=2&#038;autoplay=1&#038;rel=0&#038;theme=light&#038;vq=hd720\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger\" data-js=\"lazyload-trigger\" title=\"We Need to Build an Interfaith America\" data-embed-id=\"FANHFDIbQl0\"> \t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__image lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FANHFDIbQl0\/maxresdefault.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"We Need to Build an Interfaith America\" \/> \t\t<figcaption class=\"wp-embed-lazy__caption\"> \t\t\t<i class=\"wp-embed-lazy__icon icon icon-play\"><\/i> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger-label\">Play Video<\/span> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__title\">We Need to Build an Interfaith America<\/span> \t\t<\/figcaption> \t<\/a> <\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"schedule-of-eboos-events-on-campus\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Schedule of Eboo&#8217;s Events on Campus<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"kenny-eliason-KYxXMTpTzek-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2022\/09\/kenny-eliason-KYxXMTpTzek-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6a55e-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6a55e-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSchedule\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6a55e-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6a55e-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Wednesday, September 28, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students Lead, Students Build, Students Change: Envisioning a Better St. Olaf<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4:15-5:15 p.m. in Valhalla (student event, faculty\/staff can sit in)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdQCkniyAfpIC1Um5Gd4yztgdlIdTDj9LFR9PsFq7ELKalw9g\/viewform\">REGISTER HERE<\/a> <\/strong>(encouraged but not required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keynote Address: We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7pm-8:30pm in Boe Memorial Chapel, free and open to the public &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1U0N4RySS1PfIE0a1oyhiC798Csdyq8lCzE3Y1-gjfC8\/edit\">REGISTER HERE<\/a><\/strong> (registration encouraged but not required)\n<ul>\n<li>Includes panel responses from Anthony Bateza (Religion), Mary Carlsen (Social Work), and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (Music)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/?e=4024\">Streaming Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Book signing immediately afterward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Thursday, September 29, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daily Chapel<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11-11:20am in Boe Memorial Chapel<\/li>\n<li>Will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/?c=3751\">live-streamed<\/a> &amp; archived<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"we-need-to-build-field-notes-for-diverse-democracy\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">&#8220;We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"robert-anasch-McX3XuJRsUM-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2022\/09\/robert-anasch-McX3XuJRsUM-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6b698-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6b698-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6b698-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6b698-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"is-style-default il\">Eboo<\/span>&#8216;s visit will focus on his newly-released book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.alumniq.com\/link\/?ml=5B814EF8-0D57-44ED-BC90153F600B037C&amp;mc=9f320424-ee66-11ec-9866-0e80c33416cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/stolaf.alumniq.com\/link\/?ml%3D5B814EF8-0D57-44ED-BC90153F600B037C%26mc%3D9f320424-ee66-11ec-9866-0e80c33416cd&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660318878068000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3u5VI3C8WnMs1C0GI_wV92\"><em>We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy<\/em><\/a><em>. We Need to Build\u00a0<\/em>is a guide for those who seek to promote positive social change and build a more diverse and just democracy. Aimed at challenging people to fight injustices in society by building institutions and structures that promote the change they want to see,\u00a0<span class=\"is-style-default il\">Eboo<\/span>\u00a0shares his stories of building and leading his organization\u00a0<em>Interfaith America\u00a0<\/em>and how along the way, he has come to construct as much as critique and collaborate more than oppose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/programming\/past-programming\/upcoming-visit-eboo-patel-september-2022\/we-need-to-build\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2022\/09\/We-Need-to-Build.jpg?fit=554%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"554,848\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"about-eboo\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">About Eboo<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"Eboo Patel 3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2020\/10\/Eboo-Patel-3.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6beda-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6beda-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet Eboo\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6beda-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6beda-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Defeat the things you do not love by building the things you do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><sub>-Eboo Patel<\/sub><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"is-style-default headline\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"730\" width=\"730\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ik.imagekit.io\/dysoty3fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EPatel-Headshot-2-Outside-scaled-e1655759580756-730x730.jpg?resize=730%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eboo Patel\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"is-style-default headline\">Author, Speaker, Educator, and Interfaith Leader<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-style-default copy\">\n<p>Eboo Patel is a civic leader who believes that religious diversity is an essential and inspiring dimension of American democracy. Named \u201cone of America\u2019s best leaders\u201d by\u00a0<i>U.S. News and World Report<\/i>, Eboo is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.<\/p>\n<p>Eboo served on President Obama\u2019s Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books, including\u00a0<i>We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy.<\/i>\u00a0He is an Ashoka Fellow and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. Eboo lives in Chicago with his wife, Shehnaz, and their two sons.<\/p>\n<p><sub>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interfaithamerica.org\/people\/eboo-patel\/\">Interfaith America<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"interfaith-america\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Interfaith America<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"miles-peacock-1gh6oD6aDhs-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2022\/09\/miles-peacock-1gh6oD6aDhs-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6c6c8-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6c6c8-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6c6c8-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6c6c8-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mission:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Interfaith America&#8217;s mission is to inspire, equip, and connect leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America&#8217;s religious diversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vision:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Religious diversity is a foundational American strength. Interfaith America is building a nation that achieves that promise for the common good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What They Do:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We provide expert consultation, training, curricula, and resources to positively engage religious diversity. We value collaboration, developing robust institutional partnerships to leverage interfaith cooperation as a proven approach in solving challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We curate a broad, deep media platform to share stories of interfaith cooperation and work with seasoned journalists and social media to combat polarization and promote bridgebuilding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Join Them!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Interfaith America will serve as a catalyst, a resource, and a partner for building Interfaith America the nation. We delight in knowing that we walk this path with many others &#8211; college campuses, government agencies, houses of worship, civic groups, media organizations, private companies, other interfaith organizations, and individuals of goodwill everywhere. The 21st-century American city on a hill has a steeple, a mosque, a synagogue, a sangha, a ward, a temple, a gurudwara, a secular humanist society, and more. You and I are not just citizens of this city &#8211; together, we are architects of it. Now, let&#8217;s build.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><sub>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interfaithamerica.org\/mission-vision\">Interfaith America<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>See this helpful video for more information:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/zqdjd8OJVca-tAgW0PfBLfLkX9EqkfozW_J9gLT80ueghi6uar9XtwxdxAREmYJne25dgcqqhsBtP9h0rtpMBTTHXMh4hJ3DxDAXZazM6Vmi46H_mKnx60zD1CKpPl-whNVSYsnxuqiCLOxgpBA8zFE=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/alumniqassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/STO_prod\/Lutheran%20Center\/InterfaithAmerica.png\" \/><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"past-visits\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Past Visits<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"volodymyr-hryshchenko-V5vqWC9gyEU-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/files\/2022\/09\/volodymyr-hryshchenko-V5vqWC9gyEU-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6d7ea-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6d7ea-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick here\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6d7ea-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dcc3dd6d7ea-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chapel Service: Eboo Patel &#8211; October 29, 2020<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\">\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy\" data-js=\"lazyload-embed\" data-embed-provider=\"st. olaf college\" > \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/?c=3408\" data-embed-href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/embed\/c3408?autoplay=1\" class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__trigger\" data-js=\"lazyload-trigger\" title=\"Chapel Service for Thu, Oct 29, 2020\" data-embed-id=\"c3408\"> \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__image lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/components\/poster\/c3408\" alt=\"Chapel Service for Thu, Oct 29, 2020\" \/><figcaption class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__caption\"> \t\t\t<i class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__icon icon icon-play\"><\/i> \t\t\t<span class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__trigger-label\">Play Video<\/span> \t\t\t<span class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-lazy__title\">Chapel Service for Thu, Oct 29, 2020<\/span> \t\t<\/figcaption><\/a> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;Racial Justice, Interfaith Cooperation, and the Common Good for on Campus and Beyond&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Eboo Patel &amp; 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