David Wojnarowicz's "Fire in My Belly" is an expression not of hostility to the Christian faith but of a deep,…
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Can life be better than bearable?
At The Stone, philosopher Sean D. Kelly muses on Nietzsche's proclamation of the death of God and considers contemporary culture…
Video: Claude Lefort memorial talks
Video of the talks from the Intellectual and Political Memorial for Claude Lefort is now available from Constellations.
“When Religion Is Not a Choice”
At the Martin Marty Center's Religion and Culture Web Forum, Slavica Jakelić shares a chapter from her Collectivistic Religions: Religions,…
NEH seminar on the study of religion
A professional seminar on the study of religion, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will be held next…
A Catholic critique of capital?
A lengthy profile by John Cornwell, which appears in the November issue of Prospect, examines the biography and the philosophical…
Getting one’s atheism on the cheap
Jacques Berlinerblau, on The Chronicle of Higher Education's Brainstorm blog, enumerates some of the prevalent misconceptions that inform what he…
Paranormal activity
Mark Oppenheimer, of The New York Times, profiles Jeffrey Kripal, author of Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion…
“Religion and the City”
The Urbanophile discusses the vibrant presence of religion in modern metropolises.
What sort of “values” are we talking about?
At Trans/Missions, Richard Flory looks at the interplay of matters of principle and matters pecuniary among religious voters in last…