Good Friday

Reflections on Scapegoating

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by State of Formation

We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More

Beware Standby Mode

Posted on April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 by Elise Alexander

Earlier this month, State of Formation and the Journal of Inter-Religious Studies graciously offered me the chance to join them in a tour of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum followed by a discussion o... Read More

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Posted on April 24, 2011April 25, 2011 by Ben Maton

Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake; I pray the Lord my soul to take. I sometimes pray that prayer before I go to sleep. My parents taught it to ... Read More

Crossroads

Posted on April 22, 2011April 21, 2011 by Jennifer Sanborn

I was in a meeting with my supervisor last week, moving steadily through a list of agenda items. Reflect on five year celebration. Check. Discuss plans for upcoming program review. Check. Share dismay... Read More

Behold the Lady: Lady Gaga and God-sacrifice

Posted on January 3, 2011February 26, 2011 by Joshua Eaton

Lady Gaga's performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards began with her sprawled out center-stage singing a line from "Poker Face," followed by the ominous line, "Amidst all of these flashing lights... Read More