Publications

Streets, F. J. (2015). On a journey. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2(2), 160–162. 
https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000072
Abstract: The diversity of creation itself suggests to me that there is more than one way to understand of God and practice religious faith. How can we look at the diversity of the world and claim that God only expresses God’s self in one way? The ultimate direction upon which to focus is the Creator and not the created and how such a gaze impacts the way we live our lives and with one another. . . . I cannot remember doubting the existence of God—I have always felt that God was present in the world, even when I personally felt distant from God. The reality of God for me does not mean that I have never had a crisis of faith or wondered about the mercy and justice of God. I don’t have satisfying answers to questions such as why do children suffer, why do innocent people die, or why does God seemingly allow evil in the world? . . . Religion and spirituality are essential parts of the variety of our human experiences. I also recognize how some people embrace religious sentiments and engage in spiritual practices that are less than constructive or contribute to human flourishing. The religion of those who are oppressed is often very different from the religion of those who oppressed them. Tolerance of religious diversity and its complexity can be a unifying aspect of our culture instead of a divisive one. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)  

https://www.ctinsider.com/opinion/nhregister/article/In-time-of-crisis-keep-close-eye-on-children-14283906.php

If not forgivebess, then compassion
https://www.nhregister.com/opinion/article/Forum-If-not-forgiveness-then-compassion-13670684.php

Faith Matters: The grace of God
https://www.nhregister.com/opinion/article/Faith-Matters-The-grace-of-God-13637817.php

Understanding Diversity. Diversity Newsletter, Vol 2, Special Issue 2. Spring, 2018. Norwalk Community College. Norwalk, CT.

Forum: The Spiritual Child. New Haven Register. Tuesday, May 18, 2017.
https://www.nhregister.com/columns/article/Forum-The-Spiritual-Child-11312404.php

Faith Matters: Hope. New Haven Register. Saturday, April 22, 2017
https://www.nhregister.com/columns/article/Faith-Matters-Hope-is-what-faith-in-God-generates-11309694.php

Starting An Urgent Conversation: in Reflections: A Magazine of Theological and Ethical Inquiry. Yale University Divinity School, spring, 2017.

E-Book via Lulu.com:
Chapter: “Religion, Spirituality and Faith”, in: Global Mental Health and Recovery: A companion Guide For Field and Clinical Care of Traumatized People Worldwide, Dr. Richard Mollica, Editor. Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. October 4, 2011.

The impact of evangelical revivals on global mission: The case of NorthAmerican evangelicals in Brazil in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Verbum et Ecclesia. Faculty of Theology. University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. June, 2010.

The reliability and validity of the belief diversity scale for assessing extreme religiosity. Verbum et Ecclesaia. Faculty of Theology. University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. March, 2011.

Unnoticed and Unloved: The Indigenous Story-Teller and Public Policy in aPost-Colonial Age. Verbum et Ecclesia. Faculty of Theology. University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. August, 2011

Campus Chapels and Religious Diversity. Letters to the Editor. The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 1, 2011.

College Campuses Are Producing New Style of Aids Activists. Letter to the Editor. New York Times. December 6, 2010.

Black Children’s Education and the “Obama Effect.” Letter to the Editor. New York Times. Jan 31, 2009.

Overcoming a Fear of Religion in Social Work Education and Practice. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought. Volume 28, Numbers 1-2. January-June, 2009.

John Tuskin & Frederick J. Streets. The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Trauma and Recovery. Project 1 Billion: Book of Best Practices: Trauma and the Role of Mental Health in Post Conflict Recovery. Richard Mollica, MD and Raneieri Guerra, MD, Editors. Vanderbilt University Press, fall, 2009.

Pastoral Perspectives on Psalm 19, Psalm 29 and Psalm 36. Bartlett, David and Barbara B. Taylor, Eds. Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary. Volume V. Westminster John Knox Press. July, 2008.

The Work and Role of the College Chaplain Following a Disaster or Traumatic Event (2008) in Roberts, Stephen Rabbi and the Reverend Willlard W.C. Ashley Sr., Eds. Disaster Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional and National Tragedy. Skylight Paths Publishing. Woodstock, VT.  

African Americans and Middle East Bridges. The Review of Faith & International Affairs. Volume 6, Number 1. Spring, 2008.

The Pastoral Care of Preaching and the Trauma of HIV and AIDS. Verbum et Ecclesia. Volume 29 (3) 2008.  Journal of the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Book Review: Holy Play: The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose by Kirk Byron Jones. The Living Pulpit. Vol. 17, No.1. (January-March, 2008).

Religion and Social Work: Dilemmas and Challenges in Practice. Journal of Jewish Communal Service. Vol. 83, No. 2/3. (WInter/Spring, 2008).

The Value of a Social Work Education for the Religious Professional. Journal of Jewich Communal Service. Vol. 83, No. 2/3 Winter/Spring, 2008.

Book Review: “Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities” by Robert M. Franklin. The Living Pulpit. Volume 16, Number 3 (Summer 2007)

Trauma and the Role of Religion in Mental Health Services in a Post-Conflict Society. In Trauma and The Role of Mental Health in Post-Conflict Recovery, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, Cambridge, MA (2006-07)

Body as Metaphor and Fact. In The Living Pulpit, Vol. 15, No. 2 (April-June 2006)

Preaching and Trauma. In The Living Pulpit (Oct.-Dec. 2005)
Preaching in the New Millennium: Celebrating the Tercentennial of Yale University, Ed., Yale University Press (Spring 2005)

A Christian Patriot’s Dream: Seeing Beyond the Tears of Humiliation and Mass Violence. William H. Willimon, Ed., The Sunday After Tuesday: College Pulpits Respond to 9/11 (Abingdon Press: 2002).

Crossing the Barriers: Commentary on Facing the Challenges of the Politics of Race and Identity, Social Work Forum, Vol. 34, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, NY (Winter/Spring 1998-1999).

The Multiple Challenges of University Chaplaincy, Yale Alumni Magazine (September 1997).

Diversity and Its Contribution to Student Learning. In Curriculum Units by the Fellows of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, Vol. IV (1997).

Speaking Out on Diversity. In On Common Ground, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute (Fall 1996).

Bearing the Spirit Home. Spiro, H.M., McCrea Curan, M.G., and Wandel, L.P., Eds., Facing Death (Yale University Press 1996)

Seven Meditations. In The Upper Room Disciplines (Upper Room Books, Nashville, TN) 1995.

Book Review, “A Passion for the Possible: A Message to U.S. Churches” by Wm Sloan Coffin, Jr., Christian Century (April 1994)

The Spiritual Dimensions of Community Mental Health: A Shared Value. In Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture (29:2, Spring 94)

Ministering to Today’s Yale. In Yale Alumni Magazine (October 1994)

Where are the Modern Jeremiah’s? Harvard Divinity Bulletin (22:3, 1993)

The Violence of Our Time. Ministers &Missionaries Benefit Bd. of the Am. Baptist Churches, (NY, Oct. 1993)

Living By the Word. In The Christian Century (Feb. 3-10, Feb. 14, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 1993)

Meditation on Vocation. In Praxis (The Hartford Seminary, Nov. 15, 1991)

With R. Molica, The Formal Pastoral Counseling of the Clergy: An Overview. Am. J. of Psych. (1443: 3/86)

Clergy as Counselor: A Question of Identity and Effectiveness. The Jewish Social Work Forum (Vol. 18, Spr. 1982)