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: Sexuality

Religion Is All About Sex?

Religion Is All About Sex?

Posted on February 5, 2013February 5, 2013 by Br. Larry Whitney
The Freudian take on religion, that it is all about sex, or more precisely all about repressed sexual urges, is hardly new.  Nevertheless, it was somewhat startling when renowned sociologist of relig... Read More
The Wronging Of Alan Turing: Sex, Shame, and the Complexity of a Human Being

The Wronging Of Alan Turing: Sex, Shame, and the Complexity of a Human Being

Posted on July 13, 2012July 29, 2012 by Rebecca Levi
Are you reading this on a computer? Then thank the guy on the left. The prosecution of computer science pioneer Alan Turing for homosexuality under Great Britain's indecency laws is a modern example o... Read More
Rise up, Sotah: Contraception, Religion, and Slut-Shaming

Rise up, Sotah: Contraception, Religion, and Slut-Shaming

Posted on March 13, 2012March 13, 2012 by Rebecca Levi
One of the great things about the technological age is that we have a range of medicines and devices that make it possible to have a fulfilling sex life while significantly reducing the risk of an unp... Read More
Bullying: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Bullying: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on February 9, 2011March 5, 2011 by Jason Kerr
In Acts of Faith, Eboo Patel recounts a conversation he had with a Catholic leader who was concerned about the consequences that participation in the Interfaith Youth Core might have for the young peo... 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
Homos have a propensity…

Homos have a propensity…

Posted on December 4, 2010December 6, 2010 by Kelly Figueroa-Ray
My brother is a rock star. He is seven years younger than I and is the second author on two scientific articles (one in Advance Materials and another one in Cell). In the first article, he made an imp... Read More
What is the Matrix?

What is the Matrix?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Brad Bannon
Can pop media serve as a forum for philosophical reflection, or are movies just something to watch while eating popcorn? What do movies have to do with our states of formation?... Read More
Frying Feelings – When Common Ground is Scorched Earth

Frying Feelings – When Common Ground is Scorched Earth

Posted on November 20, 2010November 20, 2010 by James Croft
David was distraught: the treatment wasn’t working. He had hoped this time would be different, that this time he would be cured, but even though the outward symptoms were under control he didn’t f... Read More
  • 2 of 2
  • « Previous
  • 1
  • 2

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.