Detours & Destinations with Rabbi David Ingber: Eboo Patel From Boundaries to Bridges

Diversity can be one of our nation’s greatest assets — if we know how to turn our differences into sources of cooperation rather than division.

As a writer, speaker, and most notably the Founder & President of Interfaith America — one of the nation’s premier interfaith organizations — Eboo Patel has devoted his career to advancing a vision of pluralism, where people of different faiths, worldviews, and backgrounds contribute their best to the American project. In a live taping of his podcast, Detours & Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with Patel in a conversation drawing on decades of experience doing the difficult work of bridging deep divides. Through personal stories and practical wisdom, they explore what it takes to build a more cohesive community in an increasingly fragmented world. Along the way, they will examine how faith can play an instructive role in America’s future, what we can learn from our nation’s past achievements in pluralism, and why our ability to cooperate across lines of fundamental difference still holds the key to our collective flourishing. Whether you’re interested in faith, culture, or the future of American democracy, expect a nuanced conversation that leaves you hopeful that even amid our polarized age, Americans can build a common purpose by bringing our distinct identities and the stories that shape them to a shared table.