Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?
What’s A Christian to do with Interfaith?
Coexist. If you’re from the West, you’ve likely seen this word everywhere from bumper stickers to caps and from t-shirts to key-chains. But what exactly does it mean? How can a devout member o... Read More
Holy Transformation: Visiting the Ill and New Ritual
“Thus only shall Aaron enter the Shrine… He shall be dressed in a sacral linen tunic, with linen breeches next to his flesh, and be girt with a linen sash, and he shall wear a linen turban. They a... Read More
Call for Contributors: Become a State of Formation Contributing Scholar!
State of Formation is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for new Contributing Scholars. Are you or someone you know interested in joining the State of Formation community... Read More
“Interreligious Dialogue: An Anthology of Voices Bridging Cultural and Religious Divides,” edited by Christopher H. Grundmann; A Review
Christopher Grundmann’s edited volume is a highly accessible and important primer on the contours of interreligious dialogue. It will certainly be a welcome resource for the growing number of underg... Read More
Memorials for All? Government and Religious Expression
The issue of establishment of religion by the government is in the news again, this time dealing with a library in New Jersey. As reported here, a monument to veterans and fallen soldiers, paid for by... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for Our Collective Survival – Part IV
(photographer unknown) Warning: This essay contains content intended for mature audiences. Parental supervision is advised. Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythica... Read More
Theology from the Hospital Bedside
This summer, Abigail has been completing an intensive unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), an interfaith professional training for chaplaincy, at a hospital in the Los Angeles area. In her CPE p... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for our Collective Survival – Part III
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute… I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish – where no... Read More
Power, Post-structuralism, and Zombies: How a Canadian Zombie Film Helped Me Understand Violence in My Hometown
If you are into smart zombie movies (yes, there is such a thing!), I’ve got a recommendation for you: a Canadian independent film called Pontypool, complete with creepy zombies and lots of poststruc... Read More