Politics – Page 3

Learning to Listen All Over Again

Posted on February 20, 2017February 27, 2017 by J Cody Nielsen

It is an easy thing to preach to the choir. They agree with you, affirm your hatred, anger, and even your ostracizing of the “fools” on the other side of the equation. This is politics right: ... Read More

Islamophobia: An Attack on American Democracy

Posted on February 8, 2017February 7, 2017 by Guest Post

This is a guest post written by Junaid S. Ahmad. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order banning the entry of Muslims from seven different Muslim majority countries, the country has wit... Read More

Some Biblical Reflections on Refugees

Posted on February 8, 2017February 5, 2017 by Mark Randall James

The Biblical story of salvation begins with a community of refugees. The book of Genesis recounts how Jacob and his family sought refuge in Egypt from a severe famine. The book of Exodus begins–... Read More

Art for the Resistance

Posted on February 6, 2017February 5, 2017 by Abigail Clauhs

I haven’t been able to write lately. Not for State of Formation, not poetry, not really anything except for “WTF” over and over again on Facebook as new horrors emerge in the headlines from the ... Read More

Interfaith and Life-Changing Moments: The Birth of a Political Activist

Posted on February 1, 2017January 29, 2017 by Patricia 'Iolana

As a mother, the two most important and transformational days in my life were the days my children were born. But as a human being, I am reminded of significant moments when I was present for a life-a... Read More

Big Hearted Thoughts

Posted on January 20, 2017January 30, 2017 by State of Formation

This piece was written by Jordan Braunig, one of the 2016-2017 Boston Bridge Fellows. Today, as it feels like so many within my social circles (or are they echo chambers?) descend upon our nation’s ... Read More

Community Engaged Scholars: Balancing Scholarship and Activism

Posted on January 18, 2017January 17, 2017 by Nora Zaki

The University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race and Gender recently held a workshop titled, “Community Engaged scholars: Balancing Scholarship and Activism.” As a graduate student, academic... Read More

Breaking the Silence

Posted on January 18, 2017January 17, 2017 by State of Formation

There are approximately ten weeks between the election and the inauguration of the next president. In the grand scheme of things, ten weeks is not a lot of time (and before 1933, Inauguration Day w... Read More

So Long, Farewell: Reflecting on the End of the Obama Administration in Light of this Week’s Parsha, Vayechi

Posted on January 17, 2017January 23, 2017 by Sarah Fein

This week’s parsha, Vayechi (Gen. 47:28-50:26), is a parsha of endings. The patriarch Jacob/Israel, having reached the ripe old age of 147 years, recognizes that the time has come for him to die. He... Read More

Moving Towards the Building of a Beloved Community

Posted on January 11, 2017January 10, 2017 by State of Formation

There is so much that could be said of this post election nightmare and it’s ensuing trauma. Like 9/11 and the 2008 economic recession, the 2016 elections will be a marker in our history of collecti... Read More