It is illuminating to ponder the recent events in Cairo’s Midan al-Tahrir as we try to understand the relationship between…
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Egypt readings for the weekend
Readings on the popular struggle in Egypt recommended by Aaron Bady.
The dignity of Egyptian youth
No one expected this unfolding series of events—certainly, no one of my generation (those of us in our mid-forties), nor…
Religion, elections, and civil society in Egypt
Amid the ongoing upheaval in Egypt, Clifford Bob discusses the U.S. Government perspective on Egypt's future and the possibly---or, rather,…
Call for papers: Spirituality, political engagement, and public life
The SSRC Working Group on Spritituality, Political Engagement & Public Life is inviting submissions of abstracts for a conference to…
Endgame capitalism: An interview with Simon During
Simon During is a professor at the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland, having…
Culture, nature, and mediation
Matthew Engelke is right: religion is about mediation. Ironically so, because it is about the divine; but because the divine…
More than politics: An interview with Charles Villa-Vicencio
As National Research Director for the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Charles Villa-Vicencio was intimately involved in the historic…
Terry Eagleton, New Atheism, and the War on Terror
Last Wednesday evening, eminent theorist of literature and culture Terry Eagleton gave a talk at Columbia University entitled "The New…
“Leadership and Leitkultur”
In The New York Times, Jürgen Habermas discusses the current political situation in Germany and the general challenge to liberal…