In The New York Times, Jürgen Habermas discusses the current political situation in Germany and the general challenge to liberal…
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An intellectual and political memorial for Claude Lefort, tomorrow at the New School
In memory of philosopher and political theorist Claude Lefort, who died on October 3, Constellations and the New School will…
Secularism and atheism: a discussion at the Institute for Advanced Study
Stefanos Geroulanos’s An Atheism that Is Not Humanist Emerges in French Thought---the subject of an ongoing forum here at The…
Review of “Three Faiths” exhibition at NYPL
Edward Rothstein, of The New York Times, reviews "Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam," a new exhibit at the New York…
Have atheism and political radicalism parted ways?
So argues John Milbank at the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corp.) Religion and Ethics page---indeed, that they have not…
Insurgent Calvinism in the SBC
The Economist reports on the a schism emerging in th Southern Baptist Convention.
DOJ: Islam is a religion
Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief stating its conviction that Islam is indeed a religion, contra the…
“Christians in a secular age”
The October issue of New Blackfriars---the journal of the English Province of The Order of Preachers---focuses on Charles Taylor's A…
José Casanova’s Beijing lectures on the sociology of religion
Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs has made available the lecture notes from José Casanova's talks…
Gaming reincarnation
In the Oct. 4 issue of The New Yorker, Evan Osnos has a fascinating piece (sub. req.) on the uncertainties…