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“Human” is the Most Important Label We Have
Human is the most important label we have. Our humanity unites us beyond nationality, beyond gender, beyond age, beyond money, beyond politics, beyond belief. Too often we forget our humanity—our ... Read More
Moving away from Jerry Springer: On Curiosity rather than Condemnation
“Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?” the stranger asked me in the Reynolds Club café. Students from across the Chicago theological consortium gather at the Reynolds Club t... Read More
On Interfaith Dialogue Efforts in Texas
This past year I founded a student organization called the Student Interfaith Dialogue. That might or might not seem much of an accomplishment, until I tell you it was on campus in the Texas panhandle... Read More
Truly Gorgeous, Genuinely Unique Diversity
I grew up between soybean fields and corn stalks, two pet cows to my name and a gaggle of barn cats. I learned to write my name as a child for the sole purpose of getting a library card, and when my m... Read More
On Memories in Aleppo, or Memories of Kindness
When I first entered college in Washington, DC, I was ecstatic about the many opportunities for interfaith encounters and activities. Coming from a comparatively homogenous city in Georgia, the idea o... Read More
Save the Date: State of Formation at the American Academy of Religion
We are pleased to announce that State of Formation will be hosting a workshop at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) this November. As many of you know, AAR recently approved ... Read More
On Embodying Interfaith Dialogue
My mother was an former nun named Mary and my father was a carpenter named Joseph.” This was the first line of my application to divinity school. Where else, I argued, could someone like me go other... Read More
On Studying Religion to Argue with Religious People
My professional commitment to ecumenical and interfaith relationships stems from a realistic worldview: To not so do would be irresponsible. I tell my students that the world is a big place. Go live i... Read More