Category: Philosophy
Interfaith Learning as Online Process for Seminarians
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
Orphan Stories at Christmastime
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
A Response to Ricky Gervais’ “Why I’m an Atheist”
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
A Hermeneutic of Gracious Pondering in a Season of Anticipation
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
Of Evangelicals and Atheists
Most might see a wide chasm separating evangelicals and atheists. But moderate Christians and non-theists have bigger fish to fry, argues Daniel Radosh in the book "Rapture Ready." And he's right.... Read More
Who Are We At War With Anyway?
I lived in a small New England town called Sudbury in Massachusetts for years. About three weeks ago, Sudbury lost one of their own to the “war on terror.” Army 1st Lieutenant Scott Milley who w... Read More
Everything Matters!
Ron Currie Jr.’s Everything Matters! tells the story of Junior Thibodeau, a boy who comes of age with specific knowledge of the precise date of the end of the world: June 15, 2010. Junior’s knowle... Read More
The burning oíkos
In a world filled with violence, injustice, and hunger, what is at stake in the work of interreligious study and dialogue? This post explores this question through an allegory by Raimon Panikkar.... Read More