Consider This with Christian Wiman
Join us for a conversation about trust, faith, and beauty with Christian Wiman. In his poems and essays, Wiman explores religious and secular belief, hope and despair, sickness and memory. In all that he writes and does, Wiman asks what we can count on or believe in as we aim to live lives full of meaning and connection.
The conversation will take place at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland (3000 SE Alberta St.) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2027. The event is part of our 2026–27 Consider This series, What Do We Trust?
Tough Shit with Oregon Humanities
Tough Shit is an onstage conversation about the most challenging questions Portlanders are facing. We’ll bring together four people with very different experiences of and perspectives on the city to talk through some shit with help from the audience and a moderator. The questions will be tough, and this shit will not be resolved in one night; We expect to leave with more questions than answers, plus some renewed hope for the future. And if not, well….
This time, we're talking about faith and the city with faith leaders: Rabbi Ariel Stone, Pastor Naseem Khalili, Jacobsen Valentine, and Father James Antonio.
Tickets for this event are $15. Get tickets here.
Consider This: The Changing Roles of Religious Spaces in Oregon
Guests Frank So, director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; Rev. Amy Jayne of Cove Ascension School and Conference Center; and Brandon Rhodes, D.Min. of Coburg Commons will join Adam Davis onstage in La Grande to explore how faith communities across the state are adapting church-owned land and buildings to meet emerging community needs.
The Terror Plot
Fifteen years after a young man’s arrest, Portland’s Somali community continues to reckon with the impacts. By Jamila Osman
Mount Doom
Rowan Bay writes about feeling out of place as a gay teenager in a religious community
Treasures
Sam Mowe on Buddhism, heritage, and his family home
Some People Eat Fish
An excerpt from 'Diary of a Misfit' by Casey Parks
A Temple Between Us
Shane Burley writes about finding sparks of holiness in marital strife.
Día de los Muertos
This comic by Yanely Rivas reflects on the meaning of Día de los Muertos and honoring and communing with ancestors.
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Visiting family in Egypt during Eid Al-Adha, when sheep and cattle are sacrificed and their meat is given away, an Egyptian-American writer considers family, faith, and violence.