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Chanukah’s History: Challenging but Full of Meaning

Chanukah’s History: Challenging but Full of Meaning

Posted on November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
The history of Chanukah squeezes us between two competing narratives: one of idealization and one of consternation. The former encourages us to view Chanukah as a holiday of liberation, when the Macca... Read More
Online tools enriching the study of sacred text

Online tools enriching the study of sacred text

Posted on November 10, 2011November 11, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
This article was co-authored by Matthew L. Skinner. Picture this: an Iraqi reporter becomes interested in the work of a Jewish student in Israel after reading an article about Jewish-Muslim relations ... Read More
Reformer, Revolutionary, or Rationalist?  Three Types of Feminism

Reformer, Revolutionary, or Rationalist? Three Types of Feminism

Posted on November 10, 2011November 11, 2011 by Kile Jones
What do Martin Luther and Mary Daly have in common? They both realized that they could not reform the Roman Catholic Church from “the inside-out.”  They came to believe that some institutions, ev... Read More
A Conversation with John Cobb

A Conversation with John Cobb

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
This article was originally published on The Interfaith Observer (TIO), a new interfaith publication that just launched on September 15. In it, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. John Cobb, a pion... Read More
The Embarrassment of Faith

The Embarrassment of Faith

Posted on June 14, 2011June 12, 2011 by Jenn Lindsay
My friend Jen is a rabbinical student. Her rabbinical school advises students not to shout their future vocation from the rooftops in delicate settings, such as airplanes, thanks to the unfortunate re... Read More

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