Tag: Interfaith
Stumbling Toward Vocation: A Catholic in Paradox or Just Awkward?
Of course, I live in what Catholics are fond of calling “paradox.” The rest of the world calls this phenomenon awkwardness.... Read More
Does Stephen Prothero read SoF?
This post recommends and responds to a recent blog post by Stephen Prothero on CNN's Belief Blog.... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More
Between Native Americans and Pilgrims
For a few years my wife, children, and I would hear about the jokes, laughter, and family news on the following day when we went to get our share of the leftover oxtails and pie. Happily, we haven't l... Read More
Shared Spiritual Inheritance and Mutual Transformation
State of Formation fellow-contributor, Brad Bannon, has posed this question to which my post responds, at least in part: Do religious persons “own” their forms of prayer and practice? Granted, ada... Read More
Is Pluralist Scripture Possible?
Spending a year reading the Bible to seven year-olds in a Unitarian Universalist church, I learned to walk a very fine line - between narrating stories and sharing Scripture. Even as a non-Christian,... Read More
A dialogue continued
This post is a continuation of a (formational) dialogue on atheism, theology, and valid sources of knowledge. More than this, though, it is an open, public discourse between an atheist and a theologia... Read More
Grateful for the Process of Formation
Guess what. You won’t be doing anything with bootstraps you don’t have. Hubert H. Humphrey said, “The worst thing a man can think is that he made it on his own.” For instance... Read More