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STATE OF FORMATION Weekly
Paul Raushenbush to speak at State of Formation Workshop at AAR/SBL
We are pleased to announce that Paul Raushenbush will deliver a special presentation on expanding one's voice within the online public sphere at the State of Formation workshop on AAR/SBL. Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is the Senior Religion Editor for the Huffington Post. From 2003-2011, Raushenbush was the Associate Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel at Princeton University. He was the President of the Association Of College and University Religious Affairs (ACURA) from 2009-20011. An ordained American Baptist minister, Rev. Raushenbush speaks and preaches at colleges, churches and institutes around the country including The Chautauqua Institute, the Center for American Progress, the New America Foundation and the Aspen Institute. Raushenbush is regularly invited to offer commentary on issues of religion and society on national television and radio. His current focus is on the interplay between religion and the internet. Read more about his work and writing here.

Contest: Outstanding Contributing Scholars at AAR/SBL 

At the 2013 AAR & SBL Annual Meeting, State of Formation will host a workshop for new and potential Contributing Scholars. The workshop will feature high profile writers who are established voices in the online public sphere. We also hope to feature between 2-3 Outstanding Contributing Scholars who post exemplary content on the State of Formation site. This workshop will serve as an excellent networking session to begin to navigate the AAR/SBL meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. COntributing scholars who are interested in presenting at the workshop should e-mail Honna (honna@irdialogue.org) and Ben (ben@irdialogue.org) for more information. 

State of Formation Workshop - Sunday, November 24th from 2-5pm
We are pleased to announce that State of Formation will be hosting a workshop at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) this November. As many of you know, AAR recently approved the Interreligious and Interfaith Studies group, which is a significant step forward for interreligious studies as a discipline. Read more about State of Formation, JIRD, and other interreligious events here.

As Long as Possibility Remains: A Reflection on the Aftermath of Ariel Castro’s Suicide

By Katelynn Carver

In itself, by itself, that’s not so uncommon, or even statistically noteworthy; in itself, byitself, it is staggering and significant.

For me, Northeast Ohio is home. I grew up with photos of Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry being featured on the news constantly when they disappeared, and at least once a year as vigils were held, as hope endured even if it thinned, even if it frayed. When the women were found, when the story made national news and I heard it in Boston before I spoke to my family and they mentioned it—those girls, do you remember those girls?—it felt somehow more personal, for the proximity. It was close to home.

The news last week of Ariel Castro’s suicide in Orient has likewise commanded airtime, has taken over conversation. On the news, in the stores, conversations in passing with maintenance workers, cashiers: strangers, really—the sentiments, for the most part, are the same.

Read more here.


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State of Formation is a forum for emerging religious and ethical leaders. Founded by the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, State of Formation is a project of the Center for Inter-Religious & Communal Leadership Education at Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College. It also works in collaboration with the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.