Wars of Religion 2.0
Hours of unrelieved, humorless argument
secularity
Gauging irreligion in the heart of Europe
Conventional wisdom states that the Czech Republic is the least religious society in the West. At The Guardian, Dana Hamplová discusses…
Judith Butler and Cornel West in conversation
In a recent symposium held by the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, the Social Science Research Council and the…
Secularity and prosperity
At Miller-McCune, David Villano explores the recent publication in the online journal Evolutionary Psychology of a study by independent researcher, Gregory…
Wolterstorff’s Bible-as-“frame”
In short, I agree with Wolterstorff that, while there is no theory in this extremely diverse array of biblical texts,…
Secular accounts: A response to Chambers
I want to re-emphasize the structure of my discussion about secular accounts of human rights. The project of trying to…
The fine texture: A response to Smith
I will respond here to the three postings on The Immanent Frame by James K. A. Smith concerning my Justice:…
Do good philosophers make good citizens?
Perhaps one might argue that Justice: Rights and Wrongs is not simply a contribution to a conversation among philosophers. It…
Justice and rights-talk in liberal democracies
Nicholas Wolterstorff's Justice: Rights and Wrongs is a profoundly ambitious book. His normative aspiration is nothing less than "speaking up…
Nicholas Wolterstorff’s fear of the secular
The truly dynamic discussion in America today about religion and politics is not between "wall of separation" secularists and Christian…