Tag: @State of Formation
Searching for Meaning with Saba Hank
It is too easy to forget our childhoods. KidSpirit Magazine requested that I discuss how I have found meaning in my life. The question readily prompted reflections on my childhood and the special rela... Read More
The Religious Must Stand Up for Atheists
The interfaith movement is beginning to rack up successes. While outbursts of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia (among other expressions of prejudice against religious communities) are nothing new, the g... Read More
Dynamic Stillness
The State of Formation seeks to provide a platform for emerging religious and ethical leaders in formation. But what does it really mean to be in formation? This personal reflection looks at reconcili... Read More
Mary-Jesus Theology Part 2
As mentioned in Part 1, wherever the story of the birth of Jesus appears in scripture, Jesus is always upon Mary's bosom, effortlessly delivered and resting on her bosom, or speaking from within her w... Read More
Mary-Jesus Theology Part 1
One of the most interesting descriptions of the style and order of the Qur'an describes it as avante-garde, even more so than Finnegan's Wake! The first Muslims were probably quite aware that the birt... Read More
Judas, Snitches, and the ethics of pseudo bravado.
K-Nice stepped through the wormhole looking more hurried than usual. He never discussed his age, but from his many first-person antedeluvian accounts, Gali had guessed that he was, well, as old as the... Read More
Future Religious and Ethical Leaders Ask The Hard Questions — Together
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post Religion. “‘Thou shalt not’ might reach the head, but it takes ‘Once upon a time’ to reach the heart.” So said ... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More