Author: Allana Taylor
Allana Taylor holds Bachelor's degrees in Anthropology and Religions Studies from the University of Oklahoma and completed her Master's coursework at the University of Chicago in 2012. She served as the communications intern for the Council for a Parliament of the World's religions from 2010-2011 and was among the first Contributing Scholars recruited to write for State of Formation in 2010.
From 2011-2012 she served on State of Formation's Executive Committee and in 2011 was one of the first members of the Young Leader's Council for the Women of Spirit and Faith. In 2012 she participated in the annual session of the Middle Prairie Institute for Religion and Public Life, a non-partisan think tank devoted to questions of religion and civic life. Her academic interests include Islamic legal theory, the intersection of law and culture, as well as questions of institutional justice versus morality. She identifies as an atheist and is proud to be among a growing number of atheists who believe that theists and non-theists must come together to answer the questions that continue to perplex us. She is currently an Emeritus Scholar for State of Formation, but continues to be engaged in the important conversations that take place here.