It would be inaccurate to assert that the cross is everywhere; but it is fair to say that we rarely…
Testimonial aesthetics and public display
the cross
The WTC cross: a religious synecdoche?
Atlantic columnist Wendy Kaminer discusses American Atheists' suit to prevent the "World Trade Center cross," an original cross-beam from one…
Religion and place
Rural Vermont is a place known for its natural beauty---trees, rolling hills, and open green space. Recently, a Catholic couple…
Discussing mosques, minarets, and crosses
Ruthie, Grace and David here, reporting live from the IWM International Summer School in Philosophy and Politics in Cortona, Italy.…
Crossing the sacred secular
In her essay on Salazar v. Buono, Winni Sullivan ponders why crosses present such a difficulty for the modern, secular nation-state, and…
Crossed signals and grave misunderstandings
In Sunday school I learned that the cross points to the empty tomb. Given how easily theological concepts jump the…