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Ep 15: Peacemakers Needed: Bury Our Weapons of War–Russell M. Nelson
Peacemakers needed! In today’s era of polarization and passionate disagreements, civility and decency seem to have disappeared. Jesus Christ expects better of us. In this

Ep 14 Homelessness–Josh Sabo on a strategy of collective impact
Josh Sabo: An unexpected spiritual journey led him to becoming a pastor, followed by a spiritual restlessness leading to an equally unexpected path to serve

Ep 13: Tolerance Means Dialogues: Robin Fretwell Wilson and Toby George
In this continuation of a conversation begun in Episode 12, host David Risley and University of Illinois Professor Robin Fretwell Wison are joined by University

Ep 12: Robin Fretwell Wilson: Freedom of Religion and Competing Interests
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson of the University of Illinois discusses reconciling freedom of religion and sometimes competing civil liberties, including nondiscrimination. Professor Wilson discusses how

Ep 11: Lisa Daniels: A Mother Who Forgave Her Son’s Killer, Finding Healing Through Restorative Justice.
Lisa Daniels found healing when she forgave her son’s killer. She now leads the Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices. Through her work, Lisa

Ep 10: Scott Reeder: Journalist of Faith
Scott Reeder, journalist and man of faith, shares four stories of his faith journey and the power of prayer: (1) beginnings; (2) forgiveness and praying

Ep 9: Rabbi Arthur Stern
Arthur Stern had no thought of becoming Rabbi Stern while pursuing a successful career in business, certainly not while living in a homeless shelter during

Ep 8: Dallin Oaks: Freedom of Religion and Nondiscrimination
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in giving the 2021 Joseph Smith

Ep 7: Mohammad Khalil: Muslim thought on salvation of others and how he experiences God
Professor Mohammad Khalil discusses Muslim thought regarding the salvation of others and how Muslims in general, and he personally, experience God and God’s love and

Ep 6: Steven Collis: Freedom of Religion
“If we don’t understand what we have here in religious freedom, we risk losing it.” So says Steven Collis, legal expert on freedom of religion,

Ep 5: Father Rob Johnson
From University of Illinois student studying biology to Catholic priest. father Rob Johnson tells the story of his faith journey. God Unites website: https://godunites.com

Ep 4: Father Mark Tracy
“I love you. I forgive you. Come follow me.” When those words came clearly into the mind of then university student Mark Tracy in answer

Ep 3: Dogmas Divide. The Spirit of God Unites.
Dogmas divide. The Spirit of God unites. Spiritual unity in religious diversity is a win-win for all.

Ep 2: David Risley: Freedom of Religion
Freedom of religion is essential not only to people of faith, but also to the health and stability of civil society and governments. In this

Ep 1:The Spirit of God Unites
Welcome to this introductory episode of God Unites, an audio and video podcast program about finding spiritual unity in religious diversity through interfaith conversations and