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| Grace by Eric Enstrom, 1918 |
This
is the final installment of my 2016 Stor e Telling columns for the National
Storytelling Magazine. The theme of this issue was Interfaith Storytelling and
I being with resources to complement the
Interfaith Storytelling theme for this issue.
Doho International Center for Interfaith Dialogue – You will find many resources at this site, including access to their journal publication, books, newsletter and more.
http://www.dicid.org/english/index.php
Inspired to Serve – “This resource provides the rationale,
practical steps, and tools needed to engage in youth-led interfaith
service-learning.” Make sure to visit their Tools and Resources page, full of
valuable information.
Interfaith.org – “The world’s
largest, independent faith website. Explore
the world's major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism,
Islam, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism.” There are also resources on ancient
mythology, alternative spirituality and a library. http://www.interfaith.org/
Interfaith Youth Core – A useful site
for those who wish to learn more about bringing interfaith cooperation to
university campuses, and their surrounding communities. It provides webinars,
podcasts, videos, classroom tools, downloadable PDFs, and a library of useful
resources. https://www.ifyc.org/the-interfaith-story
Spiritual Stories.com – A variety of
stories, Buddhist, Zen, Sufi, Jewish,
Christian and Nasreddin await you.
BOOKS
Building the Interfaith Youth Movement:
Beyond Dialogue to Action
Journey Into an Interfaith World: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in a World Come of Age
Children’s
Books with Muslim and Related Cultural Themes
November
17 is Homemade Bread Day; I offer you some delicious stories to feast upon.
The Baker’s Daughter - England
Five Loaves - Romania
December
14 is International Monkey Day so peel a banana and celebrate!
The
Frog and the Black-Handed Monkey - Africa
The
Elephant and the Monkey - India
The
Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab - Japan
Monkeying
Around: Songs and Fingerplays for the Wee Ones – A blog post I put together for our younger audiences.
SOMETHING EXTRA
Jewish Fairytales and Legends by Gertrude
Landa, 1919. Tales from the Talmud and Midrash, “infused
with the perennial Jewish struggle for survival and dignity, as well as a large
helping of gentle humor.”
http://tinyurl.com/5s762z
http://tinyurl.com/5s762z
Once Upon a Time – A Collection of
Buddhist Stories –
“…simple and yet moving stories…pointing fingers to
the gateway of spirituality.”
http://tinyurl.com/j4mtykc
http://tinyurl.com/j4mtykc
Speak Bird, Speak Again - A book of Palestinian Arab Folktales from Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana.
http://tinyurl.com/hcxgs2x
http://tinyurl.com/hcxgs2x
If
you missed the other installments from 2016, the links below will take you to
each one.
Stor e Telling August September 2016: Environmental
Stories
Stor e Telling June July 2016: Reprise
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/02/stor-e-telling-june-july-2016-reprise.html
Stor e Telling: April May 2016: Storytelling World Awards
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/01/stor-e-telling-april-may-2016.html
Stor e Telling January February March 2016 - Humor
Stor e Telling: April May 2016: Storytelling World Awards
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/01/stor-e-telling-april-may-2016.html
Stor e Telling January February March 2016 - Humor
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/01/stor-e-telling-january-february-march.html
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Karen
Chace 2017 ©
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