The Economist reports on the a schism emerging in th Southern Baptist Convention.
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Judeo-Christian-Islamic?
by Jessica PolebaumOn October 5, the Catholic University Law School gathered a panel of experts to debate "Islam and America: The Challenge of Expanding the Judeo-Christian Paradigm."
October 20, 2010
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Secular, tolerant societies
by Lydia BrawnerAn interesting article by Joe Friesen and Sandra Martin on secularism and multiculturalism in Canada appeared in The Globe and Mail earlier this month.
October 20, 2010
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Have atheism and political radicalism parted ways?
by Charles GelmanSo argues John Milbank at the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corp.) Religion and Ethics page---indeed, that they have not only diverged but become, in effect, contrary to one another.
October 21, 2010
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Reviewing God in America
by Jessica PolebaumOver a week since the conclusion of PBS's three-night, six-hour television event God in America, new commentary on the documentary continues to appear online.
October 22, 2010
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Human morality
by Jessica PolebaumAt the NYTimes.com blog "The Stone," Frans de Waal, C. H. Candler Professor in Psychology and Director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, writes on the roots of human morality, using a series of fascinating examples from research on primate behavior to illustrate man's natural attraction to "the good."
October 25, 2010
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Review of “Three Faiths” exhibition at NYPL
by Charles GelmanEdward Rothstein, of The New York Times, reviews "Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam," a new exhibit at the New York Public Library.
October 25, 2010
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Muffling the conflict
by Jonathan VanAntwerpenStanley Fish on John Milbank's contribution to “Shari’a in the West”.
October 26, 2010
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Humanity
by Jonathan VanAntwerpenFrom the opening statement of the editorial collective of Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development:, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, and edited by Samuel Moyn and Nicolas Guilhot.
October 26, 2010
events
Prothero and Bacevich to discuss religion and foreign policy
by David WalkerOn Wednesday night, Oct 27, from 7 to 8pm, Boston University professors Stephen Prothero and Andrew Bacevich will discuss "the role played by religious ideas in U.S. public policy today, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the 'Ground Zero Mosque' debate."
October 26, 2010