“Abrahamic Partnerships in Pursuit of Peace” By Yehezkel Landau
Yehezkel Landau is a Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary. In June, 2002, I spent six days at a place that is holy for me: the Community of Grandchamp, a convent of Protestant nuns in Areuse, Switzerland. It may seem odd that a deeply committed Jew finds a Christian monastic community a sacred [...]
“Mary Astell’s Unlikely Feminist Revolution: Lessons on the Role of Religion in Fighting for Gender Rights in 18th Century England,” by Brandon Withrow
The Christian philosopher and theologian Mary Astell (1666-1731) called for a counter-intuitive feminist revolution, which included the education of, and Protestant monastic community for, women (as an alternative to marriage), while simultaneously affirming a wife’s submission to her husband. This thinker argued that the Bible does not discuss gender equality, while simultaneously basing a large [...]
State of Formation Founder a Coexist Prize Finalist
We are proud to announce that Joshua Stanton, a Founding Co-Editor at the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue and State of Formation, is one if six finalists for the global Coexist Prize. We invite you to watch this video of Josh Stanton from Coexist Foundation on Vimeo.
Jewish-Muslim Relations in the 21st Century, By Yehezkel Landau
Yehezkel Landau is Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary . This article represents his own views and opinions. Several years ago, I was invited to give a lecture to the students at the Hebrew High School of New England on the subject of Jewish religious diversity in Israel. The rabbi-director and the academic [...]
Apply to Become a Memnosyne Interfaith Scholar!
Sponsored by the Memnosyne Foundation, the Memnosyne Interfaith Scholarship is designed to support a graduate student completing advanced research related to interfaith studies, relations and action. The research will support not merely religious tolerance and dialogue, but real cooperation — the assertion being that in order to live harmoniously in a multi-religious civil society with [...]
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” [...]
State of Formation 2012 Call for Contributors
Greetings, We are excited to announce that we will be officially accepting nominations on a bi-annual basis and therefore are calling for nominations and self- nominations for Contributing Scholars for our online forum, State of Formation. State of Formation is a community conversation between young leaders in formation. Together, a cohort of seminarians, rabbinical students, [...]
Press Release: Collaboration to Launch New Program for Informal Interreligious Education
State of Formation, an international network for young religious leaders, is collaborating with Claremont Lincoln University to develop a pilot program for informal interreligious education. The program’s inaugural events will be a monthly series of coffeehouse-style conversations on interreligious topics, beginning with a Dec. 1 evening event on the Claremont campus (see below for details) [...]
“Spiritual Directions, Religious Ways, and Education,” by Joseph McCann
Robert Wuthnow, Professor of Sociology at Princeton and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, has been observing and analyzing American approaches to religion for some decades now. His distinction of “dwelling” and “seeking” is probably the most helpful way of thinking about attitudes to religion and spirituality today. Wuthnow explains by [...]
“Uncapping the Springs of Localization: Christian Inculturation in South India in the 19th and 20th Centuries”
Identified for its diversified culture and traditions, India witnessed a process of assimilation and synthesis of cultures during the Indian subcontinent’s medieval period. Undoubtedly, however, the advent of British colonialism during the seventeenth century profoundly altered Indian life, culture, and polity. Ancient Indian customs and values were undermined by the conquering forces, and “Hindu” practices were [...]
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Contributing Scholars
Phillipe CopelandPhillipe Copeland is a Baha'i, a doctoral candidate in social work, a dedicated blogger, a husband and a father.
Garfield SwabyGarfield is a thesis away from a masters in Islamic Studies & Muslim-Christian Relations at Hartford Seminary. His research focuses on evil, suffering, theology and the ethics of divine justice.