Let’s Go Together
The Gift of Multifaith: What Our Tradition Offers the Bridge-Building Movement
As we reflect on how our mission at Paths to Understanding needs to evolve to meet today’s context, I keep coming back to this: multi-faith organizations have a gift to offer the wider bridge-building movement. A recent article by Allison Ralph put it plainly: advocacy and bridge-building strategies, on their own, are failing to create…
Read MoreBeyond Bridges: Growing Something That Lasts
At a recent board meeting, we were deep in discussion about our mission statement. We were throwing around a lot of good ideas—words like “bridge-building,” “unity,” “bias,” “community.” Then, a few of our board members—leaders from Indigenous communities—gently pointed something out. They noticed how much of our language, and the broader bridge-building movement’s language, leans…
Read MoreA Moment Made for Connection: Why PTU’s Work Is So Urgent Now
Something big is happening in our country, and not in a flashy headline kind of way. It’s quieter than that—but no less urgent. Across the United States, people are feeling lonelier and more disconnected than ever. Even as we live closer together and connect more often online, we’re growing farther apart in real life. Robert…
Read MoreLooking for Answers, Finding Questions
by Viveka Hall-Holt, ‘Let’s Go Together’ Program Coordinator This spring I went to Turkiyë (Turkey) with my mother for a course about ancient Christianity, looking for answers. Who were some of the first people who practiced my tradition? How did they live? How do people live out their traditions in Turkiyë now? Instead of coming…
Read MoreA ‘Whole of Society’ Response
We’ve all felt it. It’s not just in our heads—researcher Robert Putnam has been tracking this disconnection for decades. His work shows what many of us already know: since the 1960s, Americans have become more isolated, less trusting, and less engaged in community life. This loss of connection makes everything harder—raising kids, solving local problems,…
Read MoreWalking and Chewing Gum at the Same Time
We’re living in a time of deep urgency. We see real threats to democracy, rising violence, and growing division. People are tired, angry, and worried about what’s coming next. It’s tempting to focus only on the most urgent crises. And to be honest, sometimes we have to. When there’s a fire, you put it out.…
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