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Should Clergy Advise Couples To Have Extra-Marital Affairs?

Should Clergy Advise Couples To Have Extra-Marital Affairs?

Posted on July 20, 2011July 18, 2011 by Joshua Ratner
A couple weeks ago, the New York Times Magazine’s cover story, entitled “Infidelity Keeps Us Together” described the efforts of popular sex columnist, Dan Savage, to adopt a more tolerant attitu... Read More
The Substance of Things Seen

The Substance of Things Seen

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Congregational Resource Guide
U2 and Lady Gaga--Social justice liturgically construed.... Read More
The Need for and Importance of Dialogue of Life in Community Building: The Case of Selected West African Nations

The Need for and Importance of Dialogue of Life in Community Building: The Case of Selected West African Nations

Posted on July 20, 2011July 17, 2011 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies
This paper discusses dialogue of life under five main thematic areas. After a definition of dialogue of life the paper goes on to discuss dialogue of life in general, the need for dialogue of life, th... Read More
The Harry Potter Phenomenon: What a Post-Potter World Might Mean for Religion and Society

The Harry Potter Phenomenon: What a Post-Potter World Might Mean for Religion and Society

Posted on July 18, 2011July 17, 2011 by Nicolas Cable
It is in most instances quite difficult to gauge cultural and generational shifts in society through the present lens. Social movements, political or otherwise, that we have witnessed throughout the a... Read More
“Coming Out Jewish”

“Coming Out Jewish”

Posted on July 17, 2011July 17, 2011 by Yaira Robinson
Trembling slightly, I pulled the folded paper out of my pocket and opened it. I held it tightly; I needed that paper. On it were the printed words that would guide my dry mouth and racing thoughts thr... Read More
“The Audacity of Hope”

“The Audacity of Hope”

Posted on July 14, 2011July 14, 2011 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
Do we dare have the audacity to hope for change in our very conflicted world? To create change? To make change? To expect change? To allow change? Yes, I believe we do. The Gaza bound flotilla from th... Read More
An Atheist and “The Impossibility of Religious Freedom”

An Atheist and “The Impossibility of Religious Freedom”

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Kile Jones
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan The Impossibility of Religious Freedom (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005) -Although six years old now, this book covers issues pertinent to the present time- The ... Read More
Call for Applications: Managing and Assistant Director Positions

Call for Applications: Managing and Assistant Director Positions

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
Managing Director The Managing Director is responsible for communicating with and connecting the various components of State of Formation’s organizational structure (Journal of Inter-Religious Dialo... Read More
Two Ways Through Life: Reflections on The Tree of Life

Two Ways Through Life: Reflections on The Tree of Life

Posted on July 12, 2011July 12, 2011 by Adam Hollowell
Last week an old friend insisted that I see Terrence Malick’s recent film, The Tree of Life. The film instructs us from the beginning that we must choose which way we will follow through life, the w... Read More
Inkerfaith: What My New Abraham Lincoln Tattoo Has To Do With Atheism and Interfaith Work

Inkerfaith: What My New Abraham Lincoln Tattoo Has To Do With Atheism and Interfaith Work

Posted on July 11, 2011July 12, 2011 by Chris Stedman
These last few weeks, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my newest tattoo — a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on my right shoulder. “Why Abraham Lincoln? Is it because there are rumors... 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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