Category: Interfaith
On Memories in Aleppo, or Memories of Kindness
When I first entered college in Washington, DC, I was ecstatic about the many opportunities for interfaith encounters and activities. Coming from a comparatively homogenous city in Georgia, the idea o... Read More
Save the Date: State of Formation at the American Academy of Religion
We are pleased to announce that State of Formation will be hosting a workshop at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) this November. As many of you know, AAR recently approved ... Read More
On Embodying Interfaith Dialogue
My mother was an former nun named Mary and my father was a carpenter named Joseph.” This was the first line of my application to divinity school. Where else, I argued, could someone like me go other... Read More
Dialogue at the Dead Sea
I believe that the definition of dialogue encompasses the following ideas: Everyone must listen and observe, at the same time as everyone allows themselves to change, growing in understanding and affe... Read More
Ramadan Diary 1434/2013 Week 4 (part 3)
Day 28 – Aug. 5, 2013 Prayer from Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS): My God, were it not incumbent to accept Your command, I would declare You far too exalted for me to remember You, for I remember You i... Read More
Ramadan Diary 1434/2013 Week 4 (part 2)
Day 25 – Aug. 2, 2013 Gratitude requires a level of commitment to claim our humanity and is a spiritual practice. The Qur’an says that to be grateful is to receive blessings (14:7). We can see... Read More
Ramadan Diary 1434/2013 Week 4 (part 1)
Day 23 – July 31, 2013 In the primordial moment, when God spoke to the assembled souls, God asked, “Am I not your Lord?” and we responded “Yes, indeed, we bear witness that this is so.” ... Read More
Ramadan Diary 1434/2013 Week 3 (part 2)
Day 18 – July 26, 2013 Prayer from Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him and his family) for the 18th day of Ramadan: O Allah keep me awake, in this month, to find and get the blessings of its mor... Read More