Walking down Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens, you may see a most interesting sign. “Bowne House; Built in 1661," it…
The forgotten story of the Flushing Remonstrance
conscience
Protecting freedom of religion in the secular age
I want to start with a paradox. In the secular age, as Charles Taylor has amply illustrated, religious belief no…
Neuroscience and free will
Last month, The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a series of articles discussing “what science can and cannot tell us…
Charles Taylor on secularism
Over at the New Statesman, Jonathan Derbyshire interviews Charles Taylor on his new book Secularism and Freedom of Conscience.
Debating religious freedom in Dissent
The latest issue of Dissent features an argument (sub. req.) by Austin Dacey and Colin Koproske against the prevailing understanding…