Simran Jeet Singh
Executive Director, Religion and Society Program, The Aspen Institute
Simran Jeet Singh is executive director of the Religion and Society Program at the Aspen Institute. He is also an assistant professor of history at Union Theological Seminary. Singh hosts the “Wisdom and Practice” podcast and is a columnist for Religion News Service. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and on CNN. Singh is the author of the children’s book “Fauja Singh Keeps Going” and “The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life.” He is a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations and an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equality with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. In 2020, Time recognized Singh as one of 16 people fighting for a more equal America.
Previously
Spiritual leaders and lifelong seekers reflect on how to cope and find optimism in dark times.
Philosophical and religious teachings regarding wealth can feel both archaic and strangely relevant to our age of economic upheaval. How can we reconcile these ideas about wea...
The 21st century is throwing a lot at us. How do ancient texts and traditions ground us, and what do they have to tell us about living a good life in today’s world?
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