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To Be Understood As To Understand

To Be Understood As To Understand

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by Nicole Edine
O Master grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love with all my soul. – Prayer of St Francis, Catholic Hymn As so... Read More
The ‘Hindu’ Identity by Prashant Parikh

The ‘Hindu’ Identity by Prashant Parikh

Posted on February 26, 2013May 13, 2015 by State of Formation
Hariḥ Ōm and Namaste (customary greeting of Hindus). This being my first post on ‘State of Formation’, I would like to express my  great pleasure in being amid this crowd of intellectu... Read More
The Shelter of Each Other

The Shelter of Each Other

Posted on November 22, 2012December 13, 2012 by Nicole Edine
There is a beautiful Irish proverb that states, “It is in the shelter of each other that people live.” Perhaps it takes a superstorm washing away parts of your childhood, a collective of vagabonds... Read More
Standing Together: What I Learned with Muslims About My God, My Faith, and Myself

Standing Together: What I Learned with Muslims About My God, My Faith, and Myself

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Syd Shook
Overcoming My Fears with Faith Last year our pastor, Ryan Bell, invited members of our church to participate in a ten-week dialogue with Muslims from a local mosque. He explained that we’d be workin... Read More
In Community Together

In Community Together

Posted on October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 by Christina Yost
At one time people could have lived in relative isolation from one another, but even then, humankind across the earth was connected. Today, the Internet, mobile access, and social networking make our ... Read More
The little-known eleventh commandment: Get over yourself

The little-known eleventh commandment: Get over yourself

Posted on September 30, 2012September 30, 2012 by Jason Tippitt
The thing about diversity is that, if people are being intellectually honest, tensions will arise from time to time. The brochures that talk of rich learning opportunities don’t tell you that the ph... Read More
In Oman, the Muslim-Christian Equation: Understanding is greater than Tolerance

In Oman, the Muslim-Christian Equation: Understanding is greater than Tolerance

Posted on April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 by Nathan Elmore
On most days, if we’re realistic, the idea of religious tolerance serves only to usher a person just inside the other’s front door. It might, in the end, provide a sort-of, kind-of knowledge, but ... 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
On the Cutting-Edge of Interfaith Work: An Open Thank You Letter to the Sultan of Oman

On the Cutting-Edge of Interfaith Work: An Open Thank You Letter to the Sultan of Oman

Posted on July 30, 2011July 29, 2011 by Kelly Figueroa-Ray
The barriers to authentic interfaith relationships are great. But I write to let you know that Oman's investment in the CIP Summer School is possibly one of the most promising experiments in interfait... Read More
Inkerfaith: What My New Abraham Lincoln Tattoo Has To Do With Atheism and Interfaith Work

Inkerfaith: What My New Abraham Lincoln Tattoo Has To Do With Atheism and Interfaith Work

Posted on July 11, 2011July 12, 2011 by Chris Stedman
These last few weeks, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my newest tattoo — a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on my right shoulder. “Why Abraham Lincoln? Is it because there are rumors... Read More
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