Category: Interfaith
Lauren Tuchman Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
Rabbi Greenberg’s personal journey and initial struggles with dialogue resonate very deeply with me. I was moved and inspired not only by his evolving stance towards Christians, but also by the extr... Read More
Tasi Perkins Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg’s “What Would Roy and Alice Do? A Reflection on How I Came to Be a Failure through Dialogue, Thank God,” is an insightful and provocative reflection on the constr... Read More
Jason Kerr Responds to Rabbi Greenberg
Rabbi Greenberg’s essay charts two parallel religious journeys. The first is his own, in which he shifts from viewing Christianity as a vehicle for anti-Semitism to recognizing its potential as a so... Read More
In Dialogue with Renowned Rabbi, Irving “Yitz” Greenberg
Six Contributing Scholars from State of Formation took the opportunity to engage in dialogue with world-renowned rabbi, Irving “Yitz” Greenberg. In responding to his article, they drew out... Read More
JIRD co-Founders Highlighted by FSU’s Character Clearninghouse
This past issue of Character Clearinghouse featured highlight interviews with JIRD co-Founders, Joshua Stanton and Stephanie Varnon-Hughes. Said Stanton: “I see myself attempting to realize one ... Read More
Review: John Renard, Islam and Christianity (2011, University of California Press)
Three observations immediately strike the reader of John Renard’s 2011 Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective. First, the text contains a tremendous wealth of factu... Read More
Bonhoeffer Meets Buddha: A Reflection on the National State of Formation Conference
Across the room, I saw a woman draped in traditional Buddhist Kasaya, or “chougu” if you are Tibetan. While I was here to explore interfaith dialogue, I admit on one level I had no idea what to ex... Read More
“Alhamdulillah, I am a Muslim,” Sings the Baptist: The Power of Music for Interfaith Dialogue
The night that Navy SEALS stormed Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, another man living not five miles away awoke wondering why the military was conducting drills in the middle of the night. ... Read More