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Whispers of a call
Brad Bannon’s post, responding to Honna Eichler, brought this two-year old post from my blog to mind. I still whisper of what my “formation” might mean–my own acknowledgment of... Read More
The Simulacra of Yoga
No one wants to believe in fakery. Whatever we believe or do, we want it to be authentic. In a recent post about the Hindu American Foundation’s statement on the place of yoga as a Hindu pract... Read More
Proceeding along the aporetic path
This post is inspired by / in response to a recent post by Honna Eichler. It explores questions of community and responsibility and the difficulty of discerning one's call.... Read More
Mission Creep: TV’s and Christianity’s
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but in the past few years we have witnessed the dissolution of the missional integrity of the various previously specialized television networks. The militar... Read More
American Buddhists and Community Service
Two years ago I started Dana Wiki, an online, collaborative handbook to help American Buddhist congregations get more involved in community service. This past week, I re-launched the site with new hos... Read More
Muslims Become Integral to American Seminaries
This article was originally published on the Common Ground News Service in five languages. Seminaries, higher education institutions where professors of religion and religious leaders train students t... Read More
Guest Post: “Sixteen Tools in Sixteen Days: A Multifaith Activist Tool-Kit Against Gender Violence,” By Lisa Anderson
Thursday, November 25th, was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, this day marks the beginning of sixteen days o... Read More
Discipline and Punish: The Buddha on the Dangers of Divinity School
In the Kalama sutta, the Buddha is approached by a group of villagers called the Kalams, who ask him a very simple question: “All of these preachers pass through here praising their own doctrines an... Read More
Discipline in Formation
My Introduction to Ministry Studies professor told us a few weeks ago that if we plan on practicing any spiritual discipline in our later life, we had better get going. “If you don’t find time for... Read More