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I Thought We Were Here To Learn New Things With New People? My Guest: Matt Hartley- Director of University of North Florida's Interfaith Center

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Back in the 1900s, when I was away at college, the first high holidays rolled around. It was such a schlep home, that I opted to stay on campus.

Considering this was my first time not sitting beside my mommy at my parents' place of worship where I had grown up, I remember being excited to shop around. I had only *heard* of other denominations. And after 12 solid years of hardcore religious studies- plus a gap year in Israel- I was ready to explore.

I felt so much like Goldilocks attending service after service… For this I was too hard and for this I was too soft… But there was no place that suggested I was “just right enough.” And I wish there had been a place to engage in conversations- of all kinds!- while I was trying to figure it out, so that I could remain connected instead of pulling away.

SO, should we provide spaces for young adults to build relationships around their spiritual differences in an effort to contribute to a future of unity?

And that is what we are going to tackle today….
My guest today is Matt Hartley, a career public educator, Christian faith leader with a passion for youth and young adult leadership development and Interfaith engagement. He is currently the Director of the University of North Florida’s Interfaith Center.

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Chapters

1. I Thought We Were Here To Learn New Things With New People? My Guest: Matt Hartley- Director of University of North Florida's Interfaith Center (00:00:00)

2. Creating Spaces for Interfaith Dialogue (00:00:01)

3. Guidelines and Values in Interfaith Centers (00:05:24)

4. Spirituality and Mental Health in College (00:18:13)

5. Curiosity, Mental Health, and Campus Programming (00:25:07)

6. Honoring Connie Smith's Interfaith Leadership (00:32:42)

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