People of faith, black and white, need to be involved in resolving conflict through means that are other than violent, says Harold Dean Trulear, who teaches applied theology at Howard University School of Divinity.

Watch more of our discussion in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case about racial disparities in American society, religious ideas on human dignity, and revenge versus justice in contemporary culture.

"We've come a long way as a nation where there's a racial issue, but we still have a long, long, long way to go," says Rev. Fred Luter Jr., who is expected to become the first African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

They say Israel's Law of Return permits them to become Israelis. But some Israelis wonder whether they are really Jews.

"The government is trying to tell us what we can or can’t do in terms of works of mercy, works of charity, which are fundamental to our faith," says Father Tom Ackerman of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham.

College and university students recall 9/11 and reflect on how it affected their spiritual lives.

"This decade has been a time of encountering and engaging Islam in a new way that also causes Christians to think about their own identities and understand God and God's love for people beyond the Christian world," says University of Notre Dame history professor Scott Appleby.

We asked some of the first visitors to the MLK Memorial on the National Mall to share their thoughts on its significance and on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Watch more from participants in this week’s conference at London’s Lambeth Palace about the situation of Christians in the Holy Land and how people of faith around the world can help work for Middle East peace.

What is the common denominator when it comes to the melodies of Jewish klezmer music and African-American gospel music? Soul.