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You Be You: How to Be Interreligious in Public
I am often the only Buddhist in the room, and usually the only religious professional in the room. As such, I easily brush off the casual misunderstanding of laypeople. But when a fellow chaplain asks... Read More
Narrative Identity
The below was written for the 2017-2018 cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI), in which Ann-Marie was a fellow. For more information about the program, please see the BILI ... Read More![Please [Don’t] Silence Your Smartphones: Why Faith and Technology Complement Each Other](https://i0.wp.com/stateofformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Oberst-Jesus-Selfie.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1)
Please [Don’t] Silence Your Smartphones: Why Faith and Technology Complement Each Other
I recently found this image of Jesus taking a selfie and shared it with a friend of mine. He said, “My church has a sign outside the sanctuary that reads ‘please turn off your phones,’ but my pa... Read More
Moses’ Three-Step Model of Social Action
Selective attention, the process of reacting to certain stimuli to the exclusion of others, is a common human experience. As we move about in the world, we focus on certain elements of our environment... Read More
Interfaith Work: An Ever-Evolving Definition
The below was written for the 2017-2018 cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI), in which Celine was a fellow. For more information about the program, please see the BILI website... Read More
A Journey into Interfaith: Falling In and Out of Faith
The below was written for the 2017-2018 cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI), in which Celine was a fellow. For more information about the program, please see the BILI website.... Read More
“God, give me strength and courage.”
This post is part of my ongoing project ‘Talking with God’ focused on the religious practices and beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Names have been changed to protect their privacy, and al... Read More
Death and the Secular Humanist
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground (1825) My dad died in January. It was pretty unexpected. He was too young, we were very close, and this death is the f... Read More