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Category: BILI

Spiritual Self-Care

Spiritual Self-Care

Posted on June 27, 2019June 17, 2019 by Elizabeth Little
As a senior in college, self-care is definitely a topic with which I am familiar. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed, I usually take the time to meditate, read a book, or indulge in a facemask—anythi... Read More
Connections in Conversation

Connections in Conversation

Posted on June 24, 2019June 16, 2019 by Olaoluwa Faleye
As a group, this year’s cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) talked a lot about having courageous conversations. Meeting in the basement of the chapel at Boston University to... Read More
Flames of Our Lady, Beauty in the Sacred Heart, and Love in the Aftermath of Destruction

Flames of Our Lady, Beauty in the Sacred Heart, and Love in the Aftermath of Destruction

Posted on June 21, 2019June 16, 2019 by Molly McGreevy
Monday, April 15th, 2019. A day that will be written about in religious history books. I was sitting in the ground floor of the mailroom. No classes were being held because of Patriot’s Day, a state... Read More
A Community of Communities

A Community of Communities

Posted on April 24, 2019April 22, 2019 by Sarah Bickford
One of the first things that I looked for when I arrived at Boston University was a religious community. I believed that finding such a group would serve as a great way to meet other students and ease... Read More
Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation

Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation

Posted on April 3, 2019March 29, 2019 by Molly McGreevy
My religious journey began before I was born with my parent’s decision to raise me in the Catholic Church. My spiritual journey, on the other hand, commenced much later—about eighteen years later.... Read More
Goal Setting: Discovering Subjective Perspectives in Interfaith Retreat Planning

Goal Setting: Discovering Subjective Perspectives in Interfaith Retreat Planning

Posted on March 28, 2019March 26, 2019 by Joseph Edwards
Each year, the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) hosts an interfaith retreat designed and carried out by its student fellows. This year, as we began to plan our interfaith retreat, the ot... Read More
Designing an Ecumenical Christian Service

Designing an Ecumenical Christian Service

Posted on March 26, 2019March 25, 2019 by Maddie Evans
This February 23rd and 24th, the student fellows of Hebrew College’s Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) offered a retreat to local college students entitled, “Religion at the Dinner Ta... Read More
Religiously Illiterate

Religiously Illiterate

Posted on March 21, 2019March 19, 2019 by Noah Hoffman
When I arrived at Brown for the 2018 fall semester, it had been eleven years since I had sat in a classroom. My reintroduction to a learning environment took place during orientation, when the roughly... Read More
An Interfaith Holiday Display: How I Grew to Celebrate Difference

An Interfaith Holiday Display: How I Grew to Celebrate Difference

Posted on March 19, 2019March 22, 2019 by Elizabeth Little
The excitement, preparation, and unique family traditions that accompany religious holidays are seen across every religious and spiritual tradition. I know firsthand how easy it is to become so excite... Read More
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About State of Formation

State of Formation, founded as an offshoot of the Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS), is a program of the Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership at Hebrew College and Boston University School of Theology.

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