{"id":709,"date":"2020-06-17T17:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T22:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:01:27","slug":"all-community-read-eboo-patel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/programming\/all-community-read\/all-community-read-eboo-patel\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Community Read with Eboo Patel (Archive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Olaf All-Community Read<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation<\/em> by Eboo Patel<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC)<\/a>. The book is a coming-of-age story about an Indian-born Muslim immigrant\u2019s search for identity and development of an interfaith youth movement focused on building bridges across forms of difference that too-often divide.<\/span><\/p>\n

More on\u00a0Acts of Faith\u00a0<\/em>and Eboo Patel<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The book addresses racism, bullying, immigration, and building up the next generation of young people to bring about a more just and compassionate world. Patel explores growing up a racial\/ethnic\/religious minority in a primarily white Midwestern suburb, becoming radicalized in college around issues of race and class, negotiating romantic relationships across racial and religious difference, and envisioning and working for a world where young people are mentored into compassion, service, and activism. Reading and discussing Patel\u2019s book will help advance St. Olaf\u2019s vision of equity and inclusion<\/a>, particularly our commitment to \u201cuplift and engage in mutual education about our diversity\u2014such as race, religion and faith tradition, background and circumstance.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Eboo\u2019s Visit, October 29-30, 2020<\/b><\/h5>\n

Eboo Patel was slated to spend October 29-30, 2020, on campus engaging with the community around issues raised in his book and the work he does as a national interfaith leader. Due to the pandemic, Patel\u2019s visit will now be virtual and will offer multiple opportunities for new students and all members of the community to interact with Patel about how the issues he raises in his book relate to our lives together on the Hill and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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