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“When You Stand Praying … Forgive”

Posted on November 30, 2017September 13, 2018 by Daniel F. Flores

In summer of 2017, my wife and I taught a Sunday school series on the Jewishness of Jesus. It was not the first time we taught this topic. This delightfully progressive and thoughtful group was quick ... Read More

We’re Hiring! State of Formation Seeks a Communications Director

Posted on January 11, 2016January 7, 2016 by State of Formation

Due to some upcoming staffing changes, State of Formation will be hiring a new Communications Director this spring. Please help us spread the word about this fantastic opportunity!... Read More

Fall 2015 Call For Contributors

Posted on September 8, 2015September 7, 2015 by State of Formation

*Editor’s Note: While State of Formation accepts applications for Contributing Scholars on a rolling basis, we also strive to get the word out about State of Formation’s work at the beginn... Read More

Apply to Present at the 2015 AAR Annual Meeting: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice

Posted on August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 by State of Formation

American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting State of Formation Panel: Interfaith Work for Racial Justice At the 2015 American Academy of Religion & Society of ... Read More

What Exactly is “Mutual Recognition”?

Posted on July 31, 2015August 5, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay

The construct of “mutual recognition” is circulated frequently in the interfaith society: nearly every organization I approach as an ethnographic researcher names it as a primary goal. But... Read More

Choice and Safety: Required Ingredients for Interfaith Progress

Posted on July 2, 2015July 1, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay

Classic “contact theory” predicts that diverse societies automatically bring about tolerance. I argued against this idea here when I discussed how proximity generally exacerbates the anxiety of di... Read More

What Can Interfaith Dialogue Really Do? Part 3 of 3

Posted on May 19, 2015May 18, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay

Read Part I here, and Part II here. When I ate lunch with the rabbi he inveighed against interfaith dialogue and its inability to reach or transform the minds of those who are closed to dialogue. He s... Read More

Reflections on Scapegoating

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by State of Formation

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

Always in a State of Formation

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by Muhammad A Ahmad

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. – Luke 6:37 The first noble truth in Buddhism is that all temporary t... Read More

Reflecting on State of Formation’s Workshop at the 2014 American Academy of Religion

Posted on November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 by Stephanie Varnon-Hughes

Mark Oppenheimer: “I had a strong sense of calling to be a religion journalist.” Haley Feuerbacher: “I found I needed the type of work done by State of Formation, and when I needed it the most, ... Read More

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