What does humankind’s ancient history have to do with our current existential predicaments? With millions of new refugees seeking to…
Play astronauts and actual refugees
evolution
Dear Editors,
Because I can see the deadline rushing toward me with chainsaw in hand and a feral glare in its eyes,…
Pope Francis reaffirms belief in evolution
Addressing the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on October 27, Pope Francis stated that not only are…
Good news from the grand narrative
To be asked to contribute a commentary on Professor Robert Bellah’s magnum opus is a great honor and a privilege…
A travelogue of ideas
In a special session at the meetings of the American Academy of Religion on November 20, 2011, Robert Bellah discussed…
A response to three readers
I am grateful to Mark Juergensmeyer for organizing a panel on my book at the November 2011 meetings of the…
Nothing is ever lost: An interview with Robert Bellah
Both an influential scholar and a public intellectual, Robert Bellah is one of the foremost sociologists of his generation. His…
Buddhism and science
At 13.7: Cosmos and Culture, a blog sponsored by NPR, astrophysicist Adam Frank takes on the changing relationship between Buddhism and science.…
Religion, race, and the Neanderthal genome
Since the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial” during the 1920’s---which involved the state of Tennessee’s effort to punish John Scopes for…
A new twist in the Texas textbook case
Justin Elliot of Talking Points Memo reports that Don McLeroy, the "top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of…