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Tag: ethics

Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Posted on February 1, 2011March 5, 2011 by Ben DeVan
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Posted on January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 by Adina Allen
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More
Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative

Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative

Posted on January 9, 2011January 9, 2011 by Joshua Stanton
This article was co-authored with Anne C. Epstein, MD, FACP. Human rights start at home. We must defend them for children in our community as much as adults in others. Day eight in the life of Jewish ... Read More
Orphan Stories at Christmastime

Orphan Stories at Christmastime

Posted on December 23, 2010December 23, 2010 by Ben DeVan
My inaugural posts at State of Formation seem to indicate a passion for sharing what I believe are incisive resources with State of Formation contributors and readers. This Christmas Eve Eve, I commen... Read More
Religious Ethics After Abu Ghraib

Religious Ethics After Abu Ghraib

Posted on December 21, 2010December 28, 2010 by Rachel A. Heath
Last December, I had the opportunity to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia. The Parliament seeks to promote harmony, reconciliation, and understanding in t... Read More
The burning oíkos

The burning oíkos

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Brad Bannon
In a world filled with violence, injustice, and hunger, what is at stake in the work of interreligious study and dialogue? This post explores this question through an allegory by Raimon Panikkar.... Read More
Best laid plans of mice and men

Best laid plans of mice and men

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Brad Bannon
This mouse-and-man story is a chapter in my state of formation – well intentioned and increasingly in the gray.... Read More
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