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UPDATED: State of Formation to feature Paul Raushenbush and top scholars in workshop at AAR/SBL
State of Formation Workshop: Writing for the Online Public Sphere November 24, 2013 | 2-5PM | Room: Hyatt Regency- Columbia |300 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202 RSVP to honna@irdialogue.org by Novembe... Read More
Loving Courage to Worship the Gungod No More
I am calling for us to end our perverse worship of the Gungod. I am calling for us to end the daily slaughter which is the perverse liturgy that drenches our communities with the gore of human blood ... Read More
Who decides who can be in a dialogue?
Not long ago I was in a conversation where we were brainstorming about a potential dialogue when my Muslim colleague surprised me by saying “I heard that Dr W (name withheld) is a lesbian, so don’... Read More
“Who by Fire, Who by Water:” What the High Holidays Can Teach Us About Beginning Graduate School
For many people, September is a time of endings. The weather cools, the days shorten, leaves turn brilliant colors, then fade and die. For students, teachers, and anyone else involved in the world of ... Read More
Contest: Outstanding Contributing Scholars for AAR/SBL
State of Formation Workshop: Writing for the Online Public Sphere November 24, 2013 | 2-5PM | Room: Hyatt Regency- Columbia |300 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202 At the 2013 AAR & SBL Annual Meeting... Read More
Three Holidays and a Bar Mitzvah
As I write this, the first of the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana, is less than two days away—and (to paraphrase Rabbi Alan Lew), I am completely unprepared. The month of Elul, now rapidly comin... Read More
The Latin Mass & A Narrative of War
As a high school religious studies teacher, I began my unit on ritual and liturgy each year with an activity asking students why they think people go to church. From the discussion, I would create thr... Read More
On Religion as it is Essential to Human Society
Religion is and has always been an essential element of human society. Our beliefs about why we are here and how we are here affect every relationship we have, from how we engage strangers on the stre... Read More