Newsweek and the Washington Post have just launched a new multi-faith blog to promote “respectful conversation” among religions and “constructive conversation about the things that matter most”. The blog, entitled On Faith, will be staffed by a variety of world religious leaders, scholars, and journalists.
How can people engage in a conversation about faith and its implications in a way that sheds light rather than generates heat? …we believe the first step is conversation–intelligent, informed, eclectic, respectful conversation–among specialists and generalists who devote a good part of their lives to understanding and delineating religion’s influence on the life of the world. The point of our new online religion feature is to provide a forum for such sane and spirited talk, drawing on a remarkable panel of distinguished figures from the academy, the faith traditions, and journalism. (About “On Faith”)
The Mormon church has selected director of media relations Michael Otterson to represent the Church on this blog. Alongside the other On Faith panelists, he will discuss various aspects of his faith — his first article is entitled Engaging Without Rancor — in a group blog that’s bound to be a powerful instrument for promoting religious tolerance and a great read.
