“What does love have to teach us at a time of war and conflict and bombing?” asks Omid Safi, scholar of Rumi and the Sufi path of “Radical Love.” The world is not divided between good and bad people, he reminds us in this Festival of Faiths talk, but rather this is a struggle within each of us — and we are called to embody love despite our differences.

“We cannot bomb our way into peace. Peace is not the destination, it is the path,” says Safi, who also serves as professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University, has authored books including Memories of Muhammad, a biography of the Prophet Muhammad, and hosts the podcast “Sufi Heart.”

The full session — entitled “Why Is Love Sacred?” — also features Thupten Jinpa and Brother Paul Quenon. Watch the session in its entirety:    • Wisdom Session: Why Is Love Sacred? |...  

About the Festival of Faiths: 

Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the Festival of Faiths is a nationally acclaimed, multi-day festival that hosts spiritual practitioners, thought leaders and movement makers.

The 2023 Festival of Faiths, Sacred Hearts, Sacred Minds: Embodying Love, celebrated the power of love to cultivate meaningful connections, strengthen communities and transform lives. Festival sessions explored contemporary concerns through the lens of faith and tapped into our unique capacity for love and compassion in order to envision a more loving future.

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