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Remembering Rev. Bob Owens
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FaithTrust Institute celebrates the memory of Rev. Bob Owens, an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and a voice for justice. Rev. Owens and his ...
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Knowing the Mind of God
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In the midst of the campaign, Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was asked if abortion should be allowed in cases of rape and incest. He responded ...
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InFaith Community Foundation's President's Grant for 2017
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FaithTrust Institute is honored to receive InFaith Community Foundation's 2017 President's Grant to continue our work to address gender-based violence in faith ...
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FaithTrust Institute Launches 2018 Navy Chaplaincy Training
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FaithTrust Institute has launched the 2018 training contract with The Naval Chaplaincy School & Center (NCSC). The contract involves the development and ...
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April 11 #ChurchToo Online Conversation
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Join us for a live online conversation about the impact of the #ChurchToo movement on faith communities. How can we use this movement to create safer, more ...
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Pray Without Ceasing...For the Girls
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Perhaps this is all we can do now. The story of the kidnapping of hundreds of Christian and Muslim school girls in Nigeria by the extremist group Boko Haram ...
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Network: Annual BISC-MI Conference (Nov 20-22)
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The annual international Battering Intervention Conference is taking place in Ann Arbor on November 20-22.
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Santa Targets His Own Family
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An ex-husband took advantage of the annual family gathering at his in-laws’ house to inflict his violence on his ex-wife and her family. He appeared at the ...
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Is the Gospel of “More Sex” Really Good News for All?
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So Pastor Ed Young of the Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, got the attention of the media. And his church members. He called for a week of ...
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"Déjà vu All Over Again"
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Another murder in a church; another domestic terror homicide. On Nov. 23, Joseph Pallipurath entered the St. Thomas Syarian Orthodox Kananaya Church in ...
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Muslim/Arab/Terrorist?
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I promised myself I wouldn’t discuss the election in my blog. This is not the place for partisan anything. But in this last week before the election, I do have ...
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The Invisibility of Domestic Violence in Faith Communities
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Last week, Charles Parsons murdered his wife during a couples’ counseling session at Calvary Lutheran Church south of Seattle. He turned himself in and has ...
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Apartheid: What a Concept?!
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I am only just beginning to understand the historical reality of apartheid that was instituted in South Africa in 1948 and continued until 1994. Since only ...
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Responding to Clergy Abuse of Children: Not Rocket Science, Part 2
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Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn has been convicted of failure to report suspected child abuse; he is the first Bishop to be held accountable for shielding a ...
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Intimate Partner Violence: Current Resources
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A selection of current, high-quality resources about preventing, identifying, and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) within the home and community. ...
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"Christian Domestic Discipline" - Really?
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Some days it’s embarrassing to be a Christian – and not in a good way. It’s those days when something like “Christian Domestic Discipline” is spread across the ...
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Rabbi Lisa Gelber on Human Trafficking
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Rabbi Gelber writes for American Jewish World Service using the opening phrase of Parashat Re'eh - "Re'eh - See, I place before you this day a blessing and a ...
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FaithTrust Institute Announces 2014 Navy Chaplaincy Training Contract
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FaithTrust Institute today announced a 2014 training contract with The Naval Chaplaincy School & Center (NCSC) through General Dynamics Information Technology. ...
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An Unnoticed Thread
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Each day seems to bring another report of tragic gun violence. The latest three incidents:
Sydney, Australia: Man Haron Monis held hostages in a Sydney ...
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Who Needs to Confess? And What?
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Actress Ashley Judd recently disclosed that she was sexually abused as a child; American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently disclosed that she was sexually ...
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World Mourns the Loss of Domestic Violence Activist, Jenni Rivera
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FaithTrust Institute joins the family, friends and fans in mourning the loss of domestic violence activist and NCADV Spokesperson, Jenni Rivera, who was killed ...
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Boys to Men
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A baseball game is a place where boys are socialized to become men. And in a world where men’s violence against women is rampant, it is worth considering as a ...
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Dear Pat Robertson: Time to Retire
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Dear Pat:
It really is time for you to retire. In your latest display of complete ignorance you are embarrassing yourself.
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UN Commission on the Status of Women 60
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Join us for events at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) sponsored by our friends and partners
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Spotlight: A Movie Worth Discussing
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FaithTrust Institute Offers a Multi-Faith Discussion Guide for SPOTLIGHT:
The film offers a wonderful opportunity for faith communities to openly discuss the ...
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“Another Hate Crime . . . with a Backstory”
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On a Sunday in late July, Jim David Adkisson entered the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and opened fire. He said he hated gays and ...
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Has Nothing Changed?
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As Sexual Assault Awareness and Action Month draws to a close, we might pause to consider where we are. Thirty years ago, Catherine MacKinnon said, “The fact ...
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“My Heart Is So Sore . . .”
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We sat together with the Religious Leaders Forum of Cape Town. Clergy and lay, men and women who have come together to address gender violence in their ...
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Easter Reflection: "The Transformation of Suffering"
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We offer an excerpt from Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune's essay "The Transformation of Suffering." as a meditation for Easter.
"For the Christian, the theology of the ...
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16 Days is Not Long Enough
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This time last year I was on my way to Capetown, South Africa, to visit my friend, Elizabeth Petersen and the South African Faith and Family Institute (SAFFI). ...