The New Mexico Interfaith Dialogue will be having a Zoom meeting on Thursday March 16^th, 7:00 pm -8:30 pm. We will be exploring an article by Dr. Jonathan Erickson, “The Numinosity of Pluralism: Interfaith as Spiritual Path and Practice.” Below are question for you to consider as you read the article.  Also below, for your information, are definitions to important words found in the article.  We hope you find the questions and definitions helpful.

1. Are there statements/ideas in the article you strongly agree or disagree with?
2. Are there statements/ideas in the article that helped you clarify, better understand, confirm or change a previously held view?
3. Have you had an experience of “Numinosity of Pluralism” in your life that you would like to share?
4. Do you have any questions about the article that you would like to share and have answered during the dialogue?

Here are some words used in the article with definitions from Merriam-Webster

 Numinous adjective

1 · supernatural, mysterious ; 2 · filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : holy ; 3 · appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic …

Pluralism

a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain and develop their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization

Agnosticism

the view that any ultimate reality (such as a deity) is unknown and probably unknowable : a philosophical or religious position characterized by uncertainty about the existence of a god or any gods

Read the article “The Numinosity of Pluralism: Interfaith as Spiritual Path and Practice”

If you plan to join this dialogue Zoom call, please register at [email protected] . Please send by March 14th, your name & contact information in which you will be accessing the Zoom link.  The link will be sent to you on March 15th in the evening, the day before the Zoom call.