Hannah Siegel is a junior studying Mechanical Engineering and Physics and serve as Co-President of SMU Hillel. In her free time, she does a lot of work within the Jewish community, including working as Senior Manager of the Jewish on Campus Ambassador Program. She is also a fellow with the World Jewish Congress.

We revisit an episode with Dr. Josh Packard of the Springtide Research Institute on how Gen Z experienced Covid, and what that means to those who want to connect with their spiritual and religious needs. https://www.springtideresearch.org

Razan Bayan is a junior at Southern Methodist University studying Human Rights and History. She is the Education Chair of SMU's Muslim Student Association and a Student Office Coordinator at the SMU Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life. Through these positions, Razan works to create a more inclusive environment for religious minorities on campus.

We revisit an episode with Dr. Josh Packard of the Springtide Research Institute on how Gen Z connects (or fails to connect) with religion and religious institutions. https://www.springtideresearch.org

Dr. Muhamed Elsanousi, Director of the Network for Traditional and Religious Peacemakers, shares the deep roots of grievance and conflict, and how these can be overcome through inter religious and intra-religious dialogue. His mission is to enhance the effectiveness of efforts toward peaceful and inclusive societies by increasing the active collaboration between religious and traditional actors and other key stakeholders in conflict transformation.

Dr. Jill DeTemple shares insights from her experience helping students learn to have hard discussions while keeping their curiosity and respect for one another. She draws on the work of Essential Partners, https://whatisessential.org/about-us, to create positive conversations about religion. She has discovered that students can both more easily learn, and learn about each other.

Scott Shay joins us to speak about how conflict plays out in business, and his own take on how basic ethics and honesty provide a path to peace. For all our episodes go to https://interfaith-encounters.simplecast.com.

Dr Ruben Habito, Professor of Southern Methodist University and Guiding Teacher of the Maria Kannon Zen Center looks at conflict and peace through the lens of how the absolutizing of religion brings conflict, while finding our common breath can lead us into peace with others. https://www.mkzc.org/our-teachers

Jerry Zehr shares his personal experiences of peacemaking, and his book on interfaith spirituality for peace.

Dr Robyn Short discusses Religious Conflict in the Workplace and show us how preserving human dignity is the way to succeed in business