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Explore how religious commitments can foster common ground across deep differences in this conference talk featuring Shaykh Hamza Yusuf of Zaytuna College and Christian theologian Joel Halldorf of University College Stockholm. Examine the relationship between sincere belief in God and religious freedom for others, particularly in the context of contemporary conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, along with rising antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe and the US. Discover alternatives to political violence and authoritarianism through the lens of faith-based approaches to human flourishing. Learn how personal devotion to the divine can strengthen human dignity, humility, curiosity, and compassionate responses to suffering, while distinguishing between constructive and destructive expressions of religion. Investigate the potential for shared commitments to give rise to a shared political theology rooted in faith rather than expectations of civilizational or cultural conflict. This session, part of The Aspen Institute's Religion & Society Program's Faith Angle Forum series, was designed to equip mainstream journalists with resources to strengthen reporting and commentary on how religious communities and convictions shape politics and public life.
