The Truitt Center

Previous interns Elle Fiedler and Caroline Penfield reflect on their two years as Truitt Center interns. If you don't have Spotify, here...

I’ve had a limp for as long as I can remember. I favor the right side of my body heavily, not just in writing but in walking and...

When I was first asked to direct The Ripple Conference, Elon’s annual, regional, interfaith conference, two years ago, I was sitting in...

By Emerson Wells On December 10, 2020, I set out on a five day backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains with two of my closest...

As part of the Religious and Spiritual Life Committee on campus, I was tasked with creating a presentation on self-worth. This umbrella...

Several of the distinctive, colorful, illustrations of Brian Andreas, paired with his short stories commentary on life, purpose, and...

I’ve found myself feeling stuck lately. Stuck in past hurts and frustrations, dreams that never panned out, hopes that now feel hopeless....

During the first weekend of November two of my close friends and I were visiting part of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North...

To say that I’m feeling lost is an understatement. I engage with the topic of religion and spirituality nearly every day, whether it be...

The winter solstice is a universal event that takes place twice per year (once per hemisphere), and happens at the same moment around the...

The first experience with faith that I can remember was when I was around 7 years old. My family drove down to Georgia to stay with my...

Emerson Wells For me, introductions within interfaith spaces often go like this: “Introduce yourself, your pronouns, your background, and...

March seems like a lifetime ago. I remember Wednesday, March 11th very clearly, the day the world seemed to stop. In the future, we will...

Monday mornings are actually my favorite time of the week. I wake up early so that I can do my morning routine in my own time, usually...

Growing up Catholic, one of the first tangible elements of my faith I can remember learning is the creation story, as portrayed in the...

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein has always been one of my favorite books. I love the simple illustrations paired with the way...

walk | \ ˈwȯk\ If you had told me a couple months ago that I would be thinking so deeply about “walking,” I would have definitely doubted...

Empathy is not endorsement. Empathizing with someone you profoundly disagree with does not suddenly compromise your own deeply held...

In my life, I turn to G-D for comfort and advice. I am sure that there are others of you that do too. When things go wrong all of the...

Living in community is something I have taken for granted most of my life. My parents raised me with a strong sense of community, always...

lis·​ten | \ ˈli-sᵊ So much is happening right now: COVID-19 and quarantine. It can be a lot. It can be overwhelming. I find myself at...

Music has always been a source of deep healing for me. No matter what I'm experiencing, the right song can change everything. So, in this...

This past January I had the incredible opportunity to journey through the South with the Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows, following...

tech·​nol·​o·​gy | \ tek-ˈnä-lə-jē A capability given by the practical application of knowledge A manner of accomplishing a task...

This past Winter term, I had the opportunity to partner with our Multifaith Coordinator, Allison Pelyhes, in planning and executing...

So, here we are, at the start of 2020. A new year, a new decade. There is a lot of pressure associated with every new year. And to be...

Holiday season is here and I am so excited! This is my favorite time of the year because it is just one of many excuses to be with my...

For most people, it is the most wonderful time of the year. With that comes the common debate around how people should greet each other...

Over the summer, I went on a life-changing ten day trip to Israel & Palestine with a program called Passages, which allows Christian...

As a Jewish girl growing up in a small Christian community, I did not have much access to other worldviews. I always felt so isolated...

If you were to sit and tell me in high school that I would “find my people” at my university’s center for religious and spiritual life, I...

out·​doors | \ au̇t-ˈdȯrz The outdoors - what an atmosphere. Hiking the art lobe of Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is the...

“When other Christians threaten or disappoint me, I work as hard to see God in them as in people of other (or no) faiths. It helps to...

The topic of death is a sensitive one that people may or may not have a hard time talking about. It is close to Día de Los Muertos, and...

I consider myself to be an open book. I have never had a problem with expressing my thoughts and feelings to others. However, when I sat...

If you know me well, you’ll know family is everything to me. From attending family camp as a child and working there as a young adult to...

My mom is really cool. An alumna of Little Rock Central High School and a very small liberal arts college in Louisiana, she raised two...

Do you ever have that feeling where you have this overwhelming anger that just consumes you? Well… I do… ALL THE TIME! You may be...

When I started doing interfaith work a year ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I thought that interfaith was a confusing and convoluted...

Before coming to Elon, I had no concept of how diverse Christianity is. I grew up in a Catholic household where it was expected that my...

While Eid al-Adha was celebrated by the world on August 10th & 11th, festivities at Elon occurred on September 19th. Before coming back...

“God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which humans have...

Religion is a complex topic that I never seem to be able to articulate the way I would like too. I study it ironically and would say I...

sup·​port | \ sə-ˈpȯrt Elon University functions through a mentality of constant commitments. People move with a purpose as they walk...

There are so many moments in a person’s life that are deemed powerful and meaningful and others that get discarded and forgotten. As...