This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Derek Webb isn’t your prototypical evangelical Christian — but he hopes that someday, he might be. A long-time darling of the ...Read More
In Rabbinic Judaism, Torah is considered as much a process as a sacred text. By studying, analyzing, and debating the significance of its contents, rabbis and their disciples are said to make Torah....Read More
What Scriptural model of dialogue might we choose? Let us live out the model of interreligious dialogue taught to us by the Magi and Mary—so that maybe (maybe) the Moseses and Pharaohs of our world...Read More
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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