Can—and should—a scientific account of the universe function as a global myth? If so, what is the likely impact of…
Cosmology and the environment
environmentalism
Religion and the environment
Climate change and the environment can be contentious issues, particularly in American politics. Despite political differences, weather events such as…
The anatomy of a public square movement
Sociologist (and longtime TIF contributor) Nilüfer Göle assesses the emerging opposition movement in Turkey at Today's Zaman.
Bron Taylor at the New York Open Center
Next Thursday, September 23, at 8:00 PM, Bron Taylor will discuss Dark Green Religion: Nature, Spirituality and the Planetary Future…
Celebrating Ramadan by going green
For Muslims, Ramadan is a time of fasting---of getting by with less. Traditionally, this has meant abstaining from things like…
Bron Taylor: “The Roots of James Lee’s Rage against Civilization”
Bron Taylor explores the literary, spiritual, and ecological roots of Discovery Channel shooter James Lee's "rage against civilization."
Islam and ecology
In the German web magazine Telepolis, Eren Güvercin writes on "eco-Islam." Ecological consciousness in most Muslim-majority countries remains low (while ecological…
Civil earth religion versus religious nationalism
My contribution to these discussions seeks to expand the analytical horizon of the foregoing discussion of civil religion both chronologically…