Tag: Jesus
Reflections on Scapegoating
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
Ethics in the Shadow of Gethsemane
Every year at Harvard Divinity School, there is an annual competition for 2nd and 3rd year MDiv students called the Billings Preaching Competition. Being raised Catholic, preaching was never really a ... Read More
A People at the Base of the Cross
If it exists with any legitimacy at all, it exists to serve the world around it. No more, no less. The Church’s mission is to bring grace to those who desperately crave it, whether they be (or becom... Read More
A Reflection on the Ask-a-Muslim Billboard Controversy
If you were from Columbus Ohio, you would know that Cleveland Avenue is a dangerous stretch of road. It has had the rather dubious distinction of being rated the “most dangerous intersection in Colu... Read More
Progressives, Prooftexts, and the Sermon on the Mount
It’s not easy to correct the errors of your tradition. The absolute ‘No!’ that seems like the most radical course too often ends up preserving the underlying logic of what you̵... Read More
Guest Post: Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Cain kills Abel, and God asks Cain, “Where is your brother, Abel?” Cain responds, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The retort serves not only as a refutation of any implied responsibility for the... Read More
I am ي، ن، ر
It is obvious that most Muslims across the world find the actions of the so-called “Islamic State” abhorrent; from condemnation in the US and UK, to satire in the Middle East, there is no point in... Read More
Hospitality or Friendship ?
These days there is a lot of talk of hospitality in the field of theologies of religions. Some time ago I presented a paper at the global congress The World’s Religions after September 11 on ... Read More![Public Displays of Religiosity [PDR] & Interstate Theology](https://i0.wp.com/stateofformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo1.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1)