In an essay entitled “Secular Criticism,” the noted literary critic Edward Said wrote that “Criticism...is always situated, it is skeptical,…
Historical notes on the idea of secular criticism
Christianity
Political theology & liberal democracy
The idea of modern liberalism depends decisively on a jettisoning of theology as a source for arguing about politics: If…
A new kind of evangelical
Mike Huckabee’s early success in the primary season shows that evangelicals have political muscles to flex in the post-George W.…
Framing the middle
From the opening pages, my historical antennae quickly began to quiver. Taylor’s book works in a space far removed from…
Marriage plots
Despite the putative separation of church and state, one of the major places in the U.S. where religion and the…
What if?
It seems to me that Chris Nealon and Colin Jager are onto something important when they remind us that there…
Our historical Sonderweg
My thanks to all those who have taken the time to respond to The Stillborn God, with sharper comments than…
A review in three parts
“The world of today is torn asunder by a great dispute; and not only a dispute, but a ruthless battle…
Sex & aggression
I want to raise some questions about Taylor’s account of “our moral landscape” after the mainstreaming of the sexual revolution…
Can sex be a minor form of spitting?
So what’s the problem? What’s the ethical crisis? For Taylor it is this: sexuality cannot carry the burden of the…