Tag: Belief
It is a Shame for Women to Speak in the Church?
This article was first published at “The Bloviating Ignoramus,” a blog for politics and culture. I understand the Church of England’s stance against the ordination of women as an example of bl... Read More
Theology of the Body, Episode 2: The Gendering of Voices in a Mormon Sunday Choir
Like the master-signifier of reality, the hanging portrait of a prophet hovered in the air of a vacated instruction room, smiling with relief over a group of the elect youth of God’s Zion who ha... Read More
From Prejudice to Pluralism: Surfacing the Unconscious
By witnessing and transforming the most troubling parts of our religions we will transform ourselves and, in doing so, our relationship to those of other faiths. This work must begin with each of us a... Read More
Malala Fever and the Challenge of Sustaining Belief by Junaid Sulahry
When 14-year-old Malala Yousufsai was tragically shot in the head earlier this month by the Taliban, it seemed that the entire world came down with “Malala fever.” The wounded Pakistani ... Read More
The Limitations of Free Speech – Part 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the need to re evaluate the concept of free speech in terms of the greater aspect of understanding “the other.” So how do we get out of the conundrum that we... Read More
The Interfaith Triangle
One of my greatest joys in working with Eboo Patel is watching him think. He is the sharpest wit in most of the rooms he enters, and if you manage to catch him with a surprising or unusual question af... Read More
Introducing the New RRD Program at State of Formation
Dear State of Formation, I am very pleased to announce that we as a national and international community are continuing to grow and unfold, as we enter the third year of State of Formation! This year ... Read More
To Till and to Tend
What was humanity's original purpose in the Garden of Eden and what can we learn from this as we approach the Jewish High Holy Days?... Read More