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Faith Commons

Bringing Faith to Life

Faith Commons lifts up faith voices in the public square for the common good.

Good Faith

Just Peace

Shared Hope

What We Are About

We cultivate unexpected relationships through educational programs that inspire more people to participate in public life with mutual respect, hospitality, and generosity.

3 Calls to Action

1. Attend an Event

From speaker events to film screenings, community gatherings, and more, Faith Commons seeks to bring people together so we can work together for the common good.
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2. Listen to Our Podcast

The Good God podcast hosts conversations with Rev. Dr. George Mason, for people who care about the positive contribution of faith to public life.  Weekly episodes will touch on subjects such as religion, politics, education, science, law, the arts, philosophy and philanthropy.
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3. Subscribe to our newsletter

Thoughts from the Commons is our monthly email communication featuring a written reflection on current events, ways to engage, trustworthy resources, and more.
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A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

This October, you are invited to join George and Nancy for an Interfaith tour of the places and events that shape our historic religious attachment to the Holy Land. We will meet with and learn from Israelis and Palestinians, some Jewish, some Christian, and some Muslim, who are thinking about a future in which the Holy Land can be a hospitable and sacred place to all of God’s people. 

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The Faith Commons Blog

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The (Scandalous) Benefits of Keeping Poor People Poor

by Rabbi Nancy Kasten At the recent 60th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, U.S. Congressman …

Religious freedom takes practice, not just legislation

by Sofi Hersher Andorsky This article was originally published by Baptist News Global here. A few years ago, I met a woman …

Your Faith Belongs in Public Schools

by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Senate Bill 763 uses our tax dollars to reinforce dangerous White Christian Nationalist ideology. The consequences to students …

Although tolerance is no doubt a step forward from intolerance, it does not require new neighbors to know anything about one another. Tolerance can create a climate of restraint but not one of understanding. Tolerance alone does little to bridge the chasms of stereotype and fear that may, in fact, dominate the mutual image of the other. … It is far too fragile a foundation for a society that is becoming as religiously complex as ours.

Diana Eck, A New Religious America – How a “Christian Country” Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation (Harper Collins, 2001).

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A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
October 9 - October 18

This October, you are invited to join George and Nancy for an Interfaith tour of the places and events that shape our historic religious attachment to the Holy Land. We […]

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Thoughts from the Commons is our monthly email communication featuring a written reflection on current events, ways to engage, trustworthy resources, and more.
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GOOD GOD PODCAST

Our podcast is a meeting place for people to think together about the conflicts and confluence in the currents of culture and the movements of the Spirit. The conversations seek to move viewers and/or listeners from an exasperated Good, God! to the affirmation, Good God.
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What Others Have to Say
“With three outstanding faith leaders from the world’s three major religions, listeners have the opportunity to receive meaningful support and comfort regardless of one’s own beliefs.”

BOB COLEMAN
“In a time of division, nothing is more welcome to me than 3 faith leaders of differing faiths who gather to discuss commonalities.”

ELLEN WESTERVELT BOEHMER
“Faith Commons shows once again how connected we all are through God who crosses boundaries, borders, ethnicities, cultures, and religions—what a large and gracious God who breathes God’s Spirit into all!”

JIM MORRISON
“Faith commons program today was terrific. I was in tears when it was over. Times reminding me of days I marched as a teenager. Thank you so much for all you do!”

MARCIA GROSSFIELD