Special Thanks

Our project benefitted enormously from the willingness of community members to welcome us and teach us. We express our gratitude to hosts at area religious centers, including Dr. Jonathon Spodek at Temple Beth El, Dr. Kashif Abdul-Rahman at the Islamic Center of Muncie, Sathya Thulasiraman and Dr. Anita Joshi at the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana. We thank Laura Janiga at Maring-Hunt Public Library for her partnership in hosting the CREDOS book club series.

We are also indebted to members of the Ball State community who facilitated connections with community partners, including Safwan Malasalih, Sherif Attallah, Robert Phillips, and Archana Sathyamurthy. Dr. Ludwig is also grateful to members of the Honors College who were instrumental in bringing this course about and to Coralee Young, in particular, for her administrative contributions. 

Finally, this experience was meaningful thanks to the curiosity and collegiality of 14 remarkable students:

• Ashley Anderson
• Ambrose Day
• Madeline Flight
• Madi Garrett
• Keeleigh Kikendall
• Lauren Latham
• Olivia Linnemann
• Brianna Lopez
• Sydney Merrill
• Archana Sathyamurthy
• Amy Schwartz
• Natalie Thomison
• Olivia Vincent
• Sarah Wahl