{"id":53126,"date":"2019-09-09T18:43:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/?p=53126"},"modified":"2019-09-09T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T18:43:59","slug":"2019-20-augsburg-interfaith-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/2019\/09\/09\/2019-20-augsburg-interfaith-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"2019-20 Augsburg Interfaith Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are pleased to announce Augsburg’s\u00a0Interfaith Fellows for the 2019-20 academic year: Bussh\u014d Lahn, Chris Stedman \u201908, and Ger Vang
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The Augsburg Interfaith Fellows are charged with deepening and extending Augsburg\u2019s calling to interreligious engagement, preparing students to live and serve in contexts of religious pluralism. Their work is coordinated by the newly created <\/span>Interfaith at Augsburg: An Institute to Promote Interreligious Leadership <\/span><\/em>and includes participating in classroom and campus discussions and events; working with students named as Interfaith, Christensen, and Sabo scholars; and engaging with Augsburg\u2019s Interfaith Coordinating Committee and various religious groups on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BusshoBussh\u014d Lahn<\/strong> is a Senior Priest at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and is on the leadership team of Aslan Institute in Eagan, MN. Bussh\u014d came to Zen Buddhism in 1993, was ordained in 2009, and received dharma transmission in 2015. He is a certified spiritual director, connecting with and walking with those who wish to deepen an intentional and contemplative spiritual life. He sees the intimate connection between our deeply held spiritual beliefs and the workings of our day-to-day mind and heart. The connection between spirituality and psychology is the area Bussho loves to explore, as well as encouraging and supporting spiritual lives, regardless of faith tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bussho is grounded in contemplative spirituality, interfaith experience, addiction recovery, and shadow integration. He is experienced in overseas pilgrimage and retreat facilitation, classroom education, and public speaking on a variety of spiritual subjects. His special interests include Zen ritual and ceremony, poetry, interfaith dialogue, and the works of the great mystics. He lives in Eden Prairie with his wonderful wife Karen.<\/span><\/p>\n