I am Maria McMahon, currently an agnation volunteer with a non-profit that helps women with low incomes. I am so grateful for having been able to go on this trip. It has been a wonderful experience. The incredibly breathtaking and ...
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Feed SubscriptionMichael Talbert, Elder at Burke Presbyterian Church, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
My name is Michael Talbert. I am an Elder at Burke Presbyterian Church in Burke, Virginia. I spent, in my working career; a lot of time oversees mostly involved with various international development projects. I was quite excited about the ...
Read More »Miriam Achenbach, Librarian at Georgetown University, talking about her trip to Turkey with RumiForum:
My name is Miriam Achenbach. I am a librarian at Georgetown University, and was previously a public librarian for almost twenty years. The first thing came to mind when you asked about our thoughts on the trip were that it ...
Read More »Marilyn Jersild sharing her experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
I am Marilyn Jersild from Norfolk Virginia. I first of all want to say to the RumiForum people: thank you again for all of this! It was wonderful meeting to all staff and all the people on this trip as ...
Read More »Paul Jersild, Theologian and Author, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
I am Paul Jersid, a retired Professor of Ethics at The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia South Carolina. I live in Norfolk. I will certainly echo everything my wife has said. One point that I might just raise is; ...
Read More »William Collinge, Professor of Theology at Mount Saint Mary’s University, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
My name is William Collinge and I teach Theology and some Philosophy from time to time at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Maryland. I was trying to say it is tough to be the eighth inline, I guess I am ...
Read More »Trudy Conway, Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary’s University, talking about her trip to Turkey with RumiForum:
I am Trudy Conway. I am a Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary’s University which is in Maryland. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to travel extensively in the Middle East. I was a professor with my husband at Shiraz ...
Read More »Jane Tilly, sharing her experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
…Jane Tilly and I work on the health research on public programs that serve mostly poor people in the US, so I was really interested in (the trip), as one of the highlights being visits to the hospitals to talk ...
Read More »Father Thomas Ryan, sharing his experience in Turkey during a trip with RumiForum:
My name is Tom Ryan, and I am a Catholic priest. In Christian faith understanding the whole notion of grace is very close to the experience of gift. This has been a very palpable experience of gift in all kinds ...
Read More »Dr. Joshua Mitchell of the Georgetown University, haring his thoughts on the RumiForum trip to Turkey:
…I don’t think I can offer much more than for all the other people have said because as I have fallen asleep at night; pardon! Josh Mithchell, Government Department, Georgetown University (laughs). As I have fallen asleep for midnight nap, ...
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