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Finding God In the Slums of Mumbai

Finding God In the Slums of Mumbai

Posted on November 19, 2010November 19, 2010 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
There is a beautiful quote by Fredrick Buechner, an American writer and theologian that I would like to share. “Maybe nothing is more important than that we keep track, you and I, of these   ... Read More
Face the Music: On Singing, Specks, and Sand

Face the Music: On Singing, Specks, and Sand

Posted on November 19, 2010November 19, 2010 by Oliver Goodrich
I am a musician by training. My undergraduate degree is in voice performance, and after finishing school I worked for several years as a choral conductor. In recent weeks, I’ve wondered what busines... Read More
A theological perspective on (a)theism in formation

A theological perspective on (a)theism in formation

Posted on November 18, 2010November 18, 2010 by Brad Bannon
State of formation… indeed! As long as we are, we are in a state of formation. Among those ancient sages (who remain with us in various states of formation) are Heraclitus and Siddhartha the Buddha,... Read More
(In)Formation: Putting Flesh on the Bones of Public Conversations About Religion

(In)Formation: Putting Flesh on the Bones of Public Conversations About Religion

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Joshua Eaton
It was all I could do to keep from scratching my chigger bites incessantly as I sat in a white plastic lawn chair with about ten other people underneath a tent on a stiflingly hot, muggy day in the su... Read More
From 21,000 Feet

From 21,000 Feet

Posted on November 16, 2010November 16, 2010 by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio
I write this post tonight from an airplane, jostling in the worst turbulence I have ever experienced. The flight attendants suspended serving drinks and pretzels to strap themselves into their seats. ... Read More
Resistance Is Not Futile

Resistance Is Not Futile

Posted on November 14, 2010November 18, 2010 by Garfield Swaby
I’m emboldened to resist These pleas to desist To a mindless assimilation Sans critical examination Of mythic cyborg-like notions Laced with spiritual potions A “We” with no “I” denti... Read More
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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.

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