Skip to content

  • Home
  • About
    • State of Formation Fellows
    • Contributing Scholars
    • Emeritus Scholars
    • Staff
  • Apply
  • FOURthought
  • Resources
    • Dialogue in the United States
    • Educational Resources
    • Online Dialogue
    • Worldwide Dialogue
  • Contact Us

Tag: love

Born on the 9th of Av: Misery and Messianism

Born on the 9th of Av: Misery and Messianism

Posted on August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 by Adam Zagoria-Moffet
From Monday night until Tuesday night, Jews around the world will observe a day which is, incontrovertibly, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. We will fast for the 25 hours from sunset to sunset,... Read More
God loves you?

God loves you?

Posted on August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 by Mark Rupp
I recently had my first opportunity to go through the grueling experience known as “applying for a pastoral ministry position.”  Going into it, I had no idea that this process would be intense in... Read More
The Physical and Religious Diversity of America

The Physical and Religious Diversity of America

Posted on June 9, 2014June 6, 2014 by Christi Mallasch
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different... Read More
Why "Father Knows Best" Is Not (But Is Often Used as) a Theological Statement: Authoritarianism and Sexual Morality Codes

Why “Father Knows Best” Is Not (But Is Often Used as) a Theological Statement: Authoritarianism and Sexual Morality Codes

Posted on May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 by Haley Feuerbacher
Maybe it is because it is spring, and with the warm weather, our skin comes out of hiding, reminding us there are actual bodies under the sweatsuits. Maybe it is because graduation is approaching, sig... Read More
The Good Samaritan: Knowing our Strengths and Weaknesses for Care

The Good Samaritan: Knowing our Strengths and Weaknesses for Care

Posted on March 26, 2014March 24, 2014 by Esther Boyd
This past week, I had the great honor of leading an alternative spring break trip of ten undergraduate students to Philadelphia, with an emphasis on interfaith encounters and social justice. We focuse... Read More
How do you solve a problem like Fred?

How do you solve a problem like Fred?

Posted on March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 by Jason Tippitt
Reportedly, the Rev. Fred Phelps, the longtime head of the Topeka, Kan.-based hate group the Westboro Baptist Church, is in hospice care [Phelps passed away on Mar. 19th ed.]. His son Nathan Phelps, o... Read More
On Catholicism and Universalism

On Catholicism and Universalism

Posted on February 25, 2014February 27, 2014 by Dorie Goehring
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different... Read More
Work and Witness: The Role of Faith Communities in Working-Class America

Work and Witness: The Role of Faith Communities in Working-Class America

Posted on October 16, 2013October 16, 2013 by Adam Hollowell
Rob is a twenty-six year old white male who lives in Massachusetts. After graduating from vocational high school, he hoped to build a career in manufacturing technology and carpentry. But as soon as h... Read More
Jesus and the Moneychangers in the Scrovegni Chapel

Jesus and the Moneychangers in the Scrovegni Chapel

Posted on September 30, 2013October 1, 2013 by Jenn Lindsay
In the summertime I visited Padua and went to the Scrovegni Chapel, dated 1305. In the past 40 years the frescos have begun to crumble, and curators have researched atmospheric problems in order to co... Read More
Loving Courage to Worship the Gungod No More

Loving Courage to Worship the Gungod No More

Posted on September 18, 2013September 19, 2013 by Paul Joseph Greene
I am calling for us to end our perverse worship of the Gungod. I am calling for us to end the daily slaughter which is the perverse liturgy that drenches our communities with the gore of human blood ... Read More
  • 3 of 10
  • « Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 10
  • Next »

About State of Formation

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.

Sign up for our Newsletter!

Most Read Articles

Sorry. No data so far.

Find us on Facebook

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets
Theme Designed by Inkhive Designs. © 2025 . All Rights Reserved.