Category: Featured
Orphan Stories at Christmastime
My inaugural posts at State of Formation seem to indicate a passion for sharing what I believe are incisive resources with State of Formation contributors and readers. This Christmas Eve Eve, I commen... Read More
A Response to Ricky Gervais’ “Why I’m an Atheist”
This week British comedian Ricky Gervais asked a number of famous friends, including Conan O’Brien, to publicize “A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist.” Written as a post f... Read More
What Mary, Joseph and Reality TV Share in Common (or how “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant” teaches something powerful about Christmas theology)
When my husband I got married, we moved into a new apartment and signed a cable agreement, the kind where you get a bundle with far more than you need because getting less actually costs more. As a re... Read More
Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue: Special Issue on “Religion as a Force of Peace”
“In Face of Conflict: Religion as a Force of Peace,” Guest Edited by Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General of Religions for Peace Table of Contents “Bury the Bloody Hatchet: Seculari... Read More
Religious Ethics After Abu Ghraib
Last December, I had the opportunity to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia. The Parliament seeks to promote harmony, reconciliation, and understanding in t... Read More
(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
A Hermeneutic of Gracious Pondering in a Season of Anticipation
Shortly before leaving Boston for the holidays I had an opportunity to attend a lecture by philosopher Richard Kearney at Boston College on his more recent publication, Anatheism: Returning to God A... Read More
Interreligious Dialogue: Come As You Are!
Instead of pretending to be what you’re not, or thinking that you shouldn’t join in at all because you’re not 'qualified’….PLEASE: Come as you are!... Read More