CommunitiesFaith: The Flip Side 
In this new era of globalization, where does political life intersect with religion at various points around the globe? Instead of conflict, perhaps we can find common ground when we look for it. The Flip Side seeks to look toward the future, bringing informed and insightful analysis to some of the critical questions we face in the 21st century.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Haiti: How Can You Help in the Long Run?
posted at 5:08 a.m.
Some thoughts on Haiti: How to give, where to give…what kind of support do you want to provide?
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Monday, January 11, 2010
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New Study Examines Religious Tolerance Around the Globe
posted at 12:28 a.m.
The Pew Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life released a new study last month. It's a great addition to the overall measurement of religious tolerance, intolerance, and restriction around the globe.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
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Freedom of Religion Disappearing in Vietnam?
posted at 2:46 a.m.
How can the illusion of religious freedom under UN law be maintained as a government directly harasses citizens who seek freedom to practice religion?
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Friday, December 18, 2009
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Photo: flickr
Courage and the Story of Rebiya Kadeer
posted at 6:46 a.m.
Formerly a successful businesswoman in the Xinjiang region of China and jailed as a political prisoner, Kadeer, now exiled in the US, represents a sign of hope for many who seek autonomy in that Western region of China.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Photo: Astrid Riecken/TWT
Building a Global Community: One Visitor at a Time
posted at 8:12 p.m.
We presuppose our audience as a global audience of those who can and do access information from anywhere. The stats show that together we have achieved that goal - in a short period of time.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
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In Whose Hands: The Question of "Global Primacy"
posted at 11:42 p.m.
President Obama's recent trip to Asia called forth the question of "global primacy" and the decline or rise of empire. Let's begin to think carefully about the balance of power as globalization continues to affect economies, human rights and the future.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Photo: Associated Press
Measured Mediation: Obama and Dalai Lama Engage with China
posted at 4:10 p.m.
Why was the Dalai Lama visiting "autonomous regions" of Italy just as President Obama began talks in China?
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
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Part Two: Colliding or Kaleidoscope: What Might It Mean to Create the Public Good from an Islamic Perspective?
posted at 2:13 a.m.
Perhaps conflict is one way that cultures begin very painful yet important dialogue.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Colliding or Kaleidoscope: Islam and Secularism in the 21st Century
posted at 12:18 a.m.
What does is it mean to craft the public good? This week we take a look from the Islamic perspective.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Do We Live in a Post-Secular World?
posted at 3:18 p.m.
Let's start to un-pack this loaded question.
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Allison Addicott holds a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley, a Master in Divinity from Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley), and has done PhD work at both Drew University in New Jersey and the Graduate Theological Union/Berkeley in Philosophy and History of Religion. The recipient of numerous scholarships, Allison received the Paul Wesley Yinger Award for public speaking when she earned her Master's degree. She has worked in non-profit development, and a variety of editorial positions (both academic and community publications.) Seeking to find the intersection of religion and politics around the globe, and where we might forge common ground, Allison writes in an attempt to bring informed and thougtful analysis to some of the critical issues we face in the 21st century. Her writing also appears at The Daily Kos, and at her own site, The Future: Politics, Religion, Culture. You can learn more about Allison by visiting her website.
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