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Parashat Kedoshim and the Admonitions of Amos

Parashat Kedoshim and the Admonitions of Amos

Posted on April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 by Lauren Tuchman
Amos is widely and popularly considered to be the social justice prophet. He unequivocally rejects the sacrificial cult of his day, considering service of God to be about justice, rather than about fu... Read More
Advent, the Mason Jar Mentality & the War on Christmas

Advent, the Mason Jar Mentality & the War on Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 by Terry Shoemaker
In the latest edition of the Journal of Interreligious Dialogue, I wrote an article describing the ways in which civil religions become actualized and operationalized in the American South. Through se... Read More
Medicine, Minds and the Philosophy of Time

Medicine, Minds and the Philosophy of Time

Posted on August 4, 2014August 4, 2014 by Tom Peteet
A few months ago, I wrote a piece on imagining the social futures of patients, in an effort to think about what it takes to keep people healthy over time. My main point was to expose the “past biasâ... Read More
Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Posted on April 11, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
With almost daily reminders that War is Coming, it gets hard to imagine an alternative. Over the last month our media has been banging the drums of war suggesting that Kim Jong-un is borderline psycho... Read More
Discipline in Formation

Discipline in Formation

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Hannah Kardon
My Introduction to Ministry Studies professor told us a few weeks ago that if we plan on practicing any spiritual discipline in our later life, we had better get going. “If you don’t find time for... 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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