Sacred Spaces

Today we traveled to the Interfaith Center in Philadelphia to learn about what the organization does for the community. We learned that one component of their work is to use art as a means of connecting with people of different faiths. We participated in two activities at the center. The first was an activity...

Today we hit the road and ventured to the Philadelphia Art Museum, and climbed the Rocky stairs. During our stay at the museum we learned about different forms and features of Islamic art. We learned about how they were sometimes forbidden from depicting the images of humans on their artwork, so they instead included...

Today we were warmly welcomed into the home of a follower of the Baha’i faith. She was from Iran and was very courteous and offered us breakfast. After we were settled we were introduced thoroughly to the Baha’i faith with a PowerPoint that she built. We learned about basic principles and religion in the...