A journalist’s journey through faith and identity

Kalpana Jain, senior religion and ethics editor for The Conversation, explores a sense of belonging via the Faith Angle gathering.

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Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 599

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago


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From time to time, The Conversation features interesting work our editors are involved in. Kalpana Jain, senior religion/ethics editor and director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative at The Conversation, spent part of 2026 as a visiting researcher at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Malaysia’s national university. The piece below is excerpted from Jain’s Substack about one of her first stops after returning home, a Faith Angle gathering in Park City, Utah.

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