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Rev. Peter Gomes, R.I.P.

Rev. Peter Gomes, R.I.P.

Posted on March 2, 2011March 2, 2011 by Brad Bannon
Harvard Chaplain, Rev. Peter Gomes, died Monday (Feb 28, 2011). This post reflects on the profound role this man's work had on my own life and understanding of the Bible.... Read More
Evangelicals and Muslims Loving God, Each Other, and the World Together?

Evangelicals and Muslims Loving God, Each Other, and the World Together?

Posted on February 24, 2011February 25, 2011 by Ben DeVan
Is conflict inevitable? Fighting and fighting words aside, relations between Evangelicals and Muslims are far from uniform.... Read More
Home is Where the Start Is

Home is Where the Start Is

Posted on February 7, 2011February 18, 2011 by Adina Allen
At a time when many of the ways in which we are being told we can help curb climate change are “don’ts” these practices can be fun, celebratory, and can create community. Are we going to adequat... Read More
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Posted on February 1, 2011March 5, 2011 by Ben DeVan
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
Am I Anti-Semitic?

Am I Anti-Semitic?

Posted on January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
I support and believe in the Palestinians—their right to inhabit the land they live on and have lived on for many, many years, and I support their plight.  Does this make me Anti-Semitic? After Isr... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Posted on January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 by Adina Allen
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More
The Purpose of Prayer?

The Purpose of Prayer?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Adina Allen
As rabbinical students, from the moment we announce to our friends and family our plans to begin training for the rabbinate and likely even before, we are called upon to lead all types of prayer exper... Read More
After the Flood

After the Flood

Posted on December 13, 2010December 13, 2010 by Adina Allen
After the Flood human society beings to rebuild itself. The population grows, migration occurs, and people engage in the task of constructing a city for themselves. Interrupting what seems like a rela... Read More
Best laid plans of mice and men

Best laid plans of mice and men

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Brad Bannon
This mouse-and-man story is a chapter in my state of formation – well intentioned and increasingly in the gray.... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another

As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another

Posted on December 3, 2010December 6, 2010 by Ben DeVan
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More
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