This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict

Sa'ed Atshan says his commitment to pacifism and Quakerism is a spiritual anchoring in his life. (Swarthmore College)

This project was intentionally designed to exist outside of the news cycle.

I wanted to talk with people about what beliefs have shaped them and what questions have informed how they look at the world, and they didn't have to be wrapped up in a news event to justify that kind of conversation. But in a series about meaning and purpose and our collective humanity, it's really hard to ignore the war happening between Israel and Hamas.