“What are you giving up for Lent?” This question will be shared around this week for many Christians as they enter into the Lenten season beginning with Ash Wednesday. People will “give up” anything from soft drinks and swearing to Facebook and chocolate. Emerging from a very spirit-filled Fat Tuesday, Christians will quickly turn to [...]
Current Articles
Submit Your Work! Call for Submissions for Issue 10
The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue is now accepting submissions for our tenth issue, due to be released August 15th 2012. We welcome rigorous, analytical submissions from emerging and established scholars alike. Rather than shying away from discourse on problematic exchanges that take place between religious groups, the Journal seeks articles that approach these “trouble spots” [...]
Abraham and a Jewish Theology of Protest
The Torah is filled with examples of prophets who protest in the name of justice. Moses protested the misdeeds of his fellow Israelites. Joshua protested falsified reports about the Holy Land. The very first proto-Jew, Abraham, even protested God when it came to a matter of justice. That God listened and acknowledged Abraham’s insights is [...]
Guest Post: If You Live Your Life in Fear, It’s Not Much of a Life Worth Living
Originally posted on Groundswell Movement, February 8, 2012, By Jessica Jenkins Macky Alston’s new film Love Free or Die chronicles the life of Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop. Bishop Robinson’s 2003 consecration in New Hampshire brought to a head tensions in the U.S. Episcopal Church, and throughout the worldwide Anglican communion, [...]
“Atheism vs. Theism: A Debate With No Winner” by Jeffrey Murico
Atheists and theists seem to have a lot to talk about these days. They regularly engage each other in debate, they are producing some of the most popular literature on the market, and they are becoming household names to be discussed at dinner tables throughout the western world. Love them or hate them, their influence [...]
Whitney Houston and the Power of Music
Article first published as Whitney Houston and the Power of Music on Blogcritics. The news came out of nowhere. I was co-facilitating a weekend seminar for people of African descent at the historic Greenacre Baha’i School and Conference Center. A participant stated without looking away from his iPad, “Could we have a prayer for Whitney [...]
Liberal Guilt and the Limits of Quotidian Ethics
While waiting for my course on Christianity and Social Power to begin, I observed the students sitting at the large ring of tables around the room. Though technically classified as a seminar, the course is taught by the illustrious Kathryn Tanner and is consequently filled with approximately 40 eager pupils. The first thing I noticed: [...]
Jewish Disability Awareness Month
This February marks the fourth annual Jewish Disability Awareness Month, a time when special attention and emphasis is brought to the needs and experiences of people with disabilities in our communities. As someone who has a visual impairment, Jewish Disability Awareness Month holds personal significance for me and is very much welcome. At the same [...]
About State of Formation
State of Formation is a forum for emerging religious and ethical leaders. Founded by the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, it is run in partnership with Hebrew College and Andover Newton and in collaboration with the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Contributing Scholars
Lauren TuchmanLauren graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary in May of 2011 with a Master of Arts in Judaic Studies and holds a BA in religion from Dickinson College. Lauren's interests include the intersection between religion and disability and religion and gender studies.
Allana TaylorAllana Taylor is 23 years-old and an M.A. student at the University of Chicago in the Divinity School. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. at the same institution after completion of her M.A. Her research will likely focus on the interaction between Islamic Law, culture and politics and she is considering doing comparative work in Egypt and Turkey. She is an atheist, but working on a more appropriate label. She lives in Hyde Park with her wonderful husband Kyle.
Jenny ReplogleThe Reverend Jennifer Replogle is an Episcopal priest, currently serving as the curate at Trinity Church - Princeton, NJ. Jenny received her M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Diploma in Anglican Studies from Virginia Theological Seminary. She loves being outside, hiking, skiing, cycling, or running, and eating and drinking with friends over good conversations.
