Category: Featured
When a rabbinical student says Kaddish for his non-Jewish parents…
Having grown up in the Catholic faith, death, dying, and mourning were always such surreal experiences. Although one begs to ask, what isn’t surreal about the entire process for anyone? It always fe... Read More
Fall 2015 Call For Contributors
*Editor’s Note: While State of Formation accepts applications for Contributing Scholars on a rolling basis, we also strive to get the word out about State of Formation’s work at the beginn... Read More
“Right View” and Interfaith Dialogue
One “fold” on the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path toward enlightenment is Right View. “Right view” is the skill of dissolving interpretations in favor of drawing closer to the reality of the wor... Read More
Apply to Present at the 2015 AAR Annual Meeting: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice
American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting State of Formation Panel: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice At the 2015 American Academy of Religion & Society of ... Read More
Elul in the time of Black Lives Matter
This shabbes, Elul starts. Elul is the Jewish month of reflection and preparation that leads us into the High Holidays. For some of us, we begin our process of t’shuvah (repentance) during the ... Read More
The Supreme Court Case You Missed…
While there has been no shortage of discussion surrounding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on such hot button issues ranging from marriage equality to health care, and the environment, one imp... Read More
On Dignity, Morality, and Responsibility: The Effect of Obergefell vs. Hodges
This summer has been full of some pretty amazing and terrifying historic moments, and the Supreme Court decisions definitely made the list for me. As someone who finds the judicial process fascinating... Read More
Digging Deeper: Archaeology and Interfaith Community
As the sun spilled over the Galilee hills in the distance, I paused for a moment, straightening up from over my pickaxe and squinting into the east. The sky had been lightening for the past thirty min... Read More