Charisse Burden-Stelly and Gerald Horne discuss apocalypse as both beginning and ending in the context of the rise of settler…
The longue durée of apocalypse
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Going global: Comparing faith and philanthropy at home and abroad
For much of the past century, philanthropy remained an unquestioned good. But with growing public perception connecting philanthropy to the…
The 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace
Several weeks ago, over 600 religious leaders, representing more than 120 countries and a wide-range of religious traditions (Baha’i, Buddhist,…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Blurring the boundaries
Four guided missiles packed with explosive material hurtled into the morning sky. Though the day was brilliant blue and cloudless,…
Secularism and the freedom to transform lives
In this post I explore the case of Bangladesh: the state of secularism there and the tensions and polemics that…
New UNICEF guide on partnering with religious groups
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently released a new guide, Partnering with Religious Communities for Children, intended to support…
Religion and development in Africa
At African Arguments, Knox Chitiyo and Lucy Mbugua investigate the potential for faith-based groups to contribute to the achievement of…
Elsewhere, in the saturation of the body
About eight months into my fieldwork, I began to have dreams about the morning disciplinary routines at OISCA’s training centers.…
Religion as culture in “spiritual cultivation”
Despite its roots in a religious entity, OISCA [The Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement] is registered as a…