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Category: Hinduism

The Willow Tree

The Willow Tree

Posted on May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 by Sonia Mahajan
My interfaith evolution is a lot like the magnificent willow tree: flowing, flexible, and adaptable. I was around eight years old when I began to grasp the concept of organized religion. The momentous... Read More
Engaging Hinduism and the Dharmas through an Interfaith Lens

Engaging Hinduism and the Dharmas through an Interfaith Lens

Posted on April 17, 2023April 18, 2023 by Ishan Datey
During my time so far with the Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) Fellowship, I’ve gone from viewing interfaith as a medium of discussion between separate world views to a intricate we... Read More
Bringing BILI Back to Campus

Bringing BILI Back to Campus

Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 by Shruti Gupta
The most important thing that the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) taught me is how to facilitate interreligious dialogue.  Even intra-religious dialogue, to me, is fairly stressful... Read More
A Patchwork I Am Proud to Embody

A Patchwork I Am Proud to Embody

Posted on October 5, 2020October 4, 2020 by Shruti Gupta
I have always struggled with what interfaith work means, in part because I feel as if much of my young adulthood has been focused on intrafaith work: connecting with the Hindu-identified people around... Read More
A Process of Learning

A Process of Learning

Posted on June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 by Maaya Prasad
A soft warm light infused the room, flowing from the flames of the deepas I’d just lit. A variety of idols lined the walls, their faces cast in an orange glow. My mother, sister, and I all watched w... Read More
A Reinterpretation of the Tale of Durga

A Reinterpretation of the Tale of Durga

Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 by Preeta Banerjee
My family and I recently celebrated a very important festival in my community. Durga Puja is observed for ten days in the lunar Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the months of September/October of the R... Read More

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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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