Skip to content

  • Home
  • About
    • State of Formation Fellows
    • Contributing Scholars
    • Emeritus Scholars
    • Staff
  • Apply
  • FOURthought
  • Resources
    • Dialogue in the United States
    • Educational Resources
    • Online Dialogue
    • Worldwide Dialogue
  • Contact Us

Tag: community

10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Sikhism

10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Sikhism

Posted on November 21, 2014November 20, 2014 by Simran Jeet Singh
Originally Published in OnFaith/FaithStreet Despite being one of the world’s largest world religions, Sikhism remains one of the most unknown traditions in America. The lack of understanding has had... Read More
"This is our life."--Dispatch from Palestine

“This is our life.”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 21, 2014November 20, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
Dhesheh Refugee Camp houses 17,000 people in less than 1 square kilometer. It was established for two waves of refugees in 1948 and 1967 by the United Nations, which is still in charge of providing me... Read More
"You are an ambassador"--Dispatch from Palestine

“You are an ambassador”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 18, 2014November 16, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
We drive along the barbed electric fence that surrounds the Israeli settlement of Har Gilo.  We are headed to the Walajah valley of the Palestinian territory. The valleys are deep and lush with pine ... Read More
The Beginning of a Settlement -- Dispatch from Palestine

The Beginning of a Settlement — Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 10, 2014November 9, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
Mahmoud’s family lives one Palestinian hill over from a newly-forming illegal Jewish settlement. Six Jewish settlers arrived about a year ago with tents and made a primitive campsite. All year they ... Read More
"Come and see, then go and tell"--Dispatch from Palestine

“Come and see, then go and tell”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 5, 2014November 4, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
The Tent of Nations is an organic farm on a long narrow strip of Palestinian land that has held its deed since 1917, through four occupations: Turkish, British, Jordanian, and Israeli. It is placed in... Read More
"Just Tell Our Story" -- Dispatch from Palestine

“Just Tell Our Story” — Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
We met Shirim at her family’s olive grove plot. It falls just outside the Betar Illit settlement. More accurately, it falls on the entire hill but the settlement imposed itself right on top of the f... Read More
An Improvised Family: Yom Kippur with Rome’s Progressive Jews

An Improvised Family: Yom Kippur with Rome’s Progressive Jews

Posted on October 17, 2014October 30, 2018 by Jenn Lindsay
Normally people do not go to Rome to refrain from eating. But it was Yom Kippur, and I was on my way to afternoon services at Beth Hillel, Rome’s new progressive Jewish community. My long walk to th... Read More
Making Space for Everyone

Making Space for Everyone

Posted on October 10, 2014October 9, 2014 by Chris Crews
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different... Read More
Doing Interfaith Better: A Reflection on the Harvard "Black Mass" and Its Aftermath

Doing Interfaith Better: A Reflection on the Harvard “Black Mass” and Its Aftermath

Posted on October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Dorie Goehring
Interfaith work means a great deal to me, as it does to many folks. Engaging in interfaith work, to me, means being inspired by my religious tradition to work with others of different belief/nonbelief... Read More
When in Rome, Do as the Progressive Roman Jews Do

When in Rome, Do as the Progressive Roman Jews Do

Posted on October 1, 2014October 30, 2018 by Jenn Lindsay
I was late to Rosh Hashanah services at Beth Hillel, Rome’s new progressive Jewish community. I meant to leave my apartment at 6pm but I scooted out the door by 6:45pm, realizing that the mistake wo... Read More
  • 7 of 25
  • « Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 25
  • Next »

About State of Formation

State of Formation, founded as an offshoot of the Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS), is a program of the Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership at Hebrew College and Boston University School of Theology.

Sign up for our Newsletter!

Most Read Articles

Sorry. No data so far.

Find us on Facebook

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets
Theme Designed by Inkhive Designs. © 2025 . All Rights Reserved.