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Reverence for words
by Nathan SchneiderAt First Things, Stefan McDaniel takes a stand against blogging: Someone recently encouraged me to write more, because “words aren’t lifeblood. Words are cheap.” Words are certainly held cheap, and...
Uprising in Egypt
Egypt at the crossroads
by Mbaye Lo...a local grocery store. “Soon the Jama’a (Muslim Brotherhood) will ban it.” The store owner, Mr. Ahmad, nodded. “Allah yastur al balad, [May god protect the country]—it will be like...
Theologies of American exceptionalism
Theologies of American exceptionalism: Moreton and Paarlberg
by Elizabeth Shakman Hurd and Lisa H. Sideris...posts in this series were developed in connection with a workshop supported by the three-year Luce Foundation funded project “Politics of Religion at Home and Abroad,” directed by Elizabeth Shakman...
Deathless questions and other interviews
The suspicious revolution: An interview with Talal Asad
by Nathan Schneider...go directly to Cairo, either. We had to go through Beirut. Then, all sorts of people starting ringing, again asking, “Is it safe? Are you sure you’ll be safe? We’ve...
Book reviews
Faith as an Option
by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins...desire to secure and revitalize transcendent and universal sources of meaning. This is where Faith as an Option enters controversial territory: Joas does not believe secular reason alone is capable...
off the cuff
Egyptian elections
by Margot Badran, Thanassis Cambanis, Mohammad H. Fadel, Charles Hirschkind, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Atef Said, Samuli Schielke, Jeremy F. Walton and Jessica Winegar...concerns are social justice, jobs, a secure life, and mutual respect or more simply getting along with each other, as people are prone to do when not whipped up. The...
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