It’s all about control …
At the beginning of Lent, I gave a fellow seminarian some advice. Now, that advice is kicking my butt. The advice was simple – to survive seminary, as a time of formation, you had to allow yourself to be assimilated, and not try to understand so much. Sure, you had to think about things, but [...]
A Different Lent
In a prior State of Formation post, Chris Hughes’s experience of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent resonated with me. As a former Southern Baptist, his experience was much like my own. The Orthodox Christian tradition approaches Lent with a bit different take than our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters. If you will indulge [...]
Reproductive Ethics and Severely Conservative Faith
Is it reasonable for the faithful of any religious orientation to seek government protection? I don’t imagine anyone in the United States would answer in the affirmative; however, that is what the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, and their allies, seek in the exemption from requiring coverage for contraceptives and other reproductive health services. [...]
Insurance and Political Evolution
I was having a conversation over the holidays with one of my very best friends, and the subject of Facebook came up. He said, “You like to be provocative with your status, don’t you?” I had to agree. After all, I am a curmudgeon. But that did get me to thinking about how difficult it [...]
Dogmatic Belief and Interfaith Dialogue – Oil and Water?
Hi, I’m Marty, and I’m an Orthodox Christian. I know, I know. Orthodox Christians don’t generally associate themselves with interfaith dialogues. Perhaps that makes me not a very good Orthodox Christian. I’m not at all sure. Especially as ordained clergy (I’m a Deacon) which means I have sworn support and obedience to my bishop in [...]
Dn. Marty Watt
I am attending St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, with the hope of becoming an Orthodox Christian Priest. I am interested in how to maintain the integrity of belief while keeping the fellowship of and dialogue with other faith backgrounds.
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Contributing Scholars
Aidan McCormackAidan is a candidate for Unitarian Universalist Ministry and holds an M.Div. from Meadville Lombard Theological School. He is a chaplain, youth and community minister engaged in embodied theologies of queerness and liberation.
Zachary BailesBlogger, Community Organizer, and public speaker engaging the intersection of faith and public life. May 2012 M.Div. Graduate at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
Drew JacobDrew Jacob is a philosopher, adventurer and polytheist priest. Travel is his spiritual practice, adventure is his religion. He believes we can live for our ideals, chase a greater fate, seek out challenge and change the shape of the world. He's going 8,000 miles to try it out.