"In 1985, Krister Stendahl, then Lutheran Bishop of Stockholm, stepped to the microphone at a potentially volatile press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, and “offered support for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building a temple there, against which there was growing opposition.” In that watershed moment, when many of his own countrymen and parishioners were angry at the prospect of an “American” church planting their temple on Swedish soil, the wise and gentle Stendahl stood alone and not only called for tolerance, but expressed his own respect for some aspects of Latter-day Saint doctrine and practice and further urged all to leave room for “holy envy” and the honoring of beautiful elements in faith traditions other than their own.
"We concur with Stendahl, later Dean of Harvard Divinity School, that if we follow the better angels of our nature, we will seek ways to honor the best elements of other religions—indeed, that we will look with such depth and consideration that we will develop a little holy envy. We are also convinced that given the cultural climate in which we find ourselves in 2021, it has never been more important to seek to climb over what sociologist Arlie Hochschild (2016) has called “the empathy wall,” the wall that serves as a barrier to empathy for others."
Loren Marks reads the article, "What is Holy Envy and Can It Heal Our World?" which was originally published in Public Square Magazine on December 3, 2021.
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Holy Envy: Mainline Protestant Families | Highlights 09
Sacred Experiences with Jewish Friends | Audio Article 39
“Thank You, I’d Be Honored”: Worshipping with Friends of Other Faiths | Audio Article 38
Attending Religious Services of Other Faiths | Audio Article 37
Latter-day Saint Families: Eternal Perspectives | Audio Article 35
Muslim Families: A Closer Look at Answering to Allah | Audio Article 34
Evangelical Christian Families – God Wants Us . . . To Be Strong | Audio Article 33
Holy Envy: Muslim Families | Highlights 08
Mainline Protestant Families : Loving God and Family Members | Audio Article 32
Holy Envy: Evangelical Christian Families | Highlights 07
Jewish Families: How Teachings and Traditions Strengthen Marriage and Family Life | Audio Article 31
Holy Envy: Black Christian Families | Highlights 06
Holy Envy: Jewish Families | Highlights 03
Strong Black Families: God, Relationships, and Deep Faith | Audio Article 30
Catholic and Orthodox Christian Families : Confession and Forgiveness | Audio Article 29
Holy Envy: Catholic & Orthodox Christian Families | Highlights 05
Living a New Faith in a New Land | Audio Article 28
The Inner Logic of Religion(s) | Audio Article 27
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