Category: Challenges
(en)gendering dialogue
I believe we human beings are a unique mix of feminine and masculine energies, the gift of both nature and nurture. In my experience, this mix of gendered elements, both fixed and continually shaped b... Read More
“The H. Clearly Stands for Hussein”: Jesus H. Christ, Theological Honesty, and Stephen Colbert
The Colbert Report always makes me laugh uproariously, but a recent segment made my heart sing as well. Its title was “Jesus was a Liberal Democrat,” and it made me happy for a number of r... Read More
Recent Efforts within the Jewish Community on YHWH and LGBTQ Bullying
I posted about this issue earlier, but am revisiting it in light work being done by three Jewish groups in response to LGBTQ bullying. Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), Keshet and Nehirim are st... Read More
Of Evangelicals and Atheists
Most might see a wide chasm separating evangelicals and atheists. But moderate Christians and non-theists have bigger fish to fry, argues Daniel Radosh in the book "Rapture Ready." And he's right.... Read More
Does God read our Tweets?
Johnson: "I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO..." God: “I created your hands, use them next tim... Read More
Who Are We At War With Anyway?
I lived in a small New England town called Sudbury in Massachusetts for years. About three weeks ago, Sudbury lost one of their own to the “war on terror.” Army 1st Lieutenant Scott Milley who w... Read More
Superman of the House
This post originally appeared at the Good Men Project Magazine In 1987, just a few weeks before he died of cancer, my father recorded his final thoughts onto an audiotape. Among his slow, brea... Read More
The burning oíkos
In a world filled with violence, injustice, and hunger, what is at stake in the work of interreligious study and dialogue? This post explores this question through an allegory by Raimon Panikkar.... Read More