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Holocaust Museum Reflections
I had the opportunity to join some of my fellow State of Formation scholars at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum earlier this week for a day-long workshop, and I found it very productive. ... Read More
Celebrating Womanist Scholarship for Women’s History Month 2016
In 1979, African-American novelist and poet Alice Walker wrote “Coming Apart,” a short story about a Black woman in the U.S. confronting her Black husband about his use of pornography. For support... Read More
God Is Trans: Discovering the Divine Feminine
It was my first year of college. Easter. Even though I hadn’t been to church since starting at Boston University–glad to be rid of the Southern Bible Belt I had left behind–I still felt ... Read More
Co-Authoring for Life and Resistance
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unioni... Read More
The Politics of Difference
Chicago celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 12 by dyeing the river green and having a parade. I wanted to go and enjoy the parade festivities before studying for final exams. So, I took the bus to... Read More
What the Great Church Swimsuit Debate Has to Do with Sexual Assault on College Campuses
I love my alma maters and the university I currently attend. I am, for the most part, proud to be affiliated with them. However, I am appalled that three out of the four colleges I have attended have ... Read More
The Cross and the Dharma Wheel
I have often said that in many ways, my mother is more than just my earthly mother. She is so much more. Indeed, she is my spiritual mother. She has been there for me all my life, but her spiritual co... Read More
I spoke to the value of Hospitality
Interfaith Cooperation is about values, shared values. Religions have fundamentally different truth claims, but they hold in common certain values. I recently participated in an event for our local ... Read More
Christians, Jews, and Co-Officiation
We sat around tables arranged in a rectangle. The participants were future rabbis and Christian ministers– students from various Philadelphia seminaries– and their teachers. The topic was ... Read More