So argues John Milbank at the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corp.) Religion and Ethics page---indeed, that they have not…
Have atheism and political radicalism parted ways?
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Global Christianity, Global Critique
Striking changes are afoot in the way intellectuals address Christianity. Long seen as a largely Western tradition steadily losing its…
AA Bronson lecture on art, religion, and social justice
AA Bronson---artist, curator, writer, teacher, and activist---will speak at Union Theological Seminary in New York City on Wednesday, October 6,…
An empirical perspective on religious and secular reasons
This “religion in the public sphere” thread has featured debates about whether citizens of liberal democratic societies can offer religious…
Alberto Toscano on fanaticism
Alberto Toscano, author of the recently published Fanaticism: The Uses of an Idea, will be speaking at New York University tomorrow, 5–7pm,…
Secularism a point of pride
Paul Cliteur, author of The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism, defends the secularist stance at washingtonpost.com.
The sun shone fiercely through the window at Starbucks (Part I)
Let us recognize, from the outset, the delicious perversity of inviting comments upon comments about the comments about Charles Taylor’s…
God at the Filipino polls
In a country as religious as the Philippines, it would be easy to assume that clerics have a significant hand in…
Religion and place
Rural Vermont is a place known for its natural beauty---trees, rolling hills, and open green space. Recently, a Catholic couple…
Half-truth stirs Park51 controversy pot
At The Huffington Post, Jeffrey Feldman reports that Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer's claims regarding the Carmelite convent controversy are false.