Category: Challenges
#Martin: Do the Right Thing. Put on the Hood.
On 26 February, exactly one year ago today, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. February is a month dedicated to black history, black pride, and black liberation. It was chosen bec... Read More
The ‘Hindu’ Identity by Prashant Parikh
Hariḥ Ōm and Namaste (customary greeting of Hindus). This being my first post on ‘State of Formation’, I would like to express my great pleasure in being amid this crowd of intellectu... Read More
Rising Up Like a Phoenix from The Fire
In high school, I learned a powerful song in my youth group that I have experienced in worship many times since. One section of the lyrics went, “Rising up like a phoenix from the fire, brothers and... Read More
“At the Margins of Sovereignty: An Expansion of the Implications of Political Theology,” by Stephen Padilla
Within recent decades, the ranks of liberalism’s critics have grown considerably to include many who still subscribe to the American democratic experiment. Instead of advocating for a radical change... Read More
One Change
If there is one thing you would like to see change in your faith or ethical tradition over the next ten years, what would it be? What role would you want to play? It is incredibly difficult for me to ... Read More
The Triple Goddess: The Crone and Closure at the Mouth of the Ganges
This is a story of transcendence, the culminating point in my India pilgrimage. I had sought active goddess worship and structured my travels according to themes of beginnings, manifestation, and tran... Read More
Welcoming a New Pope
In an unprecedented event in the past 600 years, Pope Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the supreme prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. This historical situation... Read More
The Next Decade of Medical Humanism
This post is in response to the following questions: If there is one thing you would like to see change in your faith or ethical tradition over the next ten years, what would it be? What role would yo... Read More