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​​Michelle

Voss Roberts 

Borders

"Three humans, a golden retriever, and a Toyota Prius waited to cross the border. ... It was a joyous day for our family, but I could not stop thinking about what other families were experiencing that very day at other borders" [...]

Recent Posts

Emotions in the Classroom
“Professors across the land are preparing to return to the classroom, beginning with the all-important discussion on first day: setting the ground rules. Sometimes I ask the class to generate guidelines, beginning with their top list of classroom dos and don’ts. And inevitably, ... comes some version of “don’t get too emotional." […]

Interfaith Dialogue and the Need for Resemblance

"Interfaith events are often considered successful if people emerge proclaiming, 'They’re just like us!' I find myself dissatisfied, however, with mere proclamations of similarity" […]

BOOKS

"Let the Sacred be Redefined by the People"

With rapper Demi Day, a presentation for Fuller Seminary's 2018 Missiology Lectures, on the aesthetic of "challenge" in hip-hop.

​​Treat Muslims as Neighbors
"Violence against religious minorities often has little to do with religion. Religious and other minorities become proxies for unsettling changes in the world. ... These gestures help the perpetrators draw clear lines of identity." […]

Archived Posts

"Attention, Please!"

Video of my Principal's Commencement Address to the Emmanuel College Classes of 2020 and 2021. May 20, 2021.

Winner of the American Academy of Religion's 2015 Award for Excellence, Constructive-Reflective Studies

​Queering Multiple Religious Belonging
“Some of you have thanked me for not outing you as closet Buddhists,” said the pastor as he introduced me for my presentation on multiple religious belonging. I wondered: What work was the language of the closet doing in this space?" […]

Best Book in

Hindu-Christian Studies (Philosophy/Theology) 2008-2011

​How Interfaith Dialogue Can Help Us This Election Season

Interreligious dialogue offers a helpful set of habits and dispositions for the election season. I suggest five ground rules to help with those difficult political conversations with family and friends.  From Huff Post, 09/13/2012