As a historian of religion, much of my recent work has focused on tracing the genealogy of what we call…
Christian genealogies of religious freedom
belief
Love’s ladder’s God
It was their final conversation. She would soon die, although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine…
What is religious freedom supposed to free?
What is religious freedom supposed to free? That is, what is the operant understanding of “religion” behind the claims of…
Durkheim and belief
This Friday, March 30, at 12:30pm, the Committee for the Study of Religion at the City University of New York…
Believing in religious freedom
Like a good movie, the story of international religious freedom offers something for everyone. It pits cowardly oppressors against heroic…
Atheism and religious art
The Guardian has been hosting a series of posts on the question of whether faith is necessary in order to…
Religious and secular foundations of human rights
A post at the New York Times philosophy blog "The Stone" reflects on the differences between religious and secular underpinnings…
Adrift on common dreams
What a strange, provocative experience it has been to dwell with Kathryn Lofton’s Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon during…
Can life be better than bearable?
At The Stone, philosopher Sean D. Kelly muses on Nietzsche's proclamation of the death of God and considers contemporary culture…
Love and reason
Anyone who has entered the labyrinth of A Secular Age should welcome this volume as a guide. Its contributors unwind…