At Patheos, philosopher Roger Gottlieb discusses why "spirituality" is a necessary supplement to democracy.
When democracy alone is not enough
ethics
Falling on the sword of the spirit
There is no doubt that anthropology needs new approaches for understanding dramatic change, a new way of figuring the relationship…
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is currently fielding applications for the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
A spiritual and moral approach to capitalism and aid
Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett interviews Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, on the ethics of aid…
The ethical dimensions of kashrut law
Should the ethical standards applied to the slaughter of animals be expanded to cover the standards of the human work…
Can greed be good?
In the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's new Religion and Ethics section, renowned American theologian Stanley Hauerwas asks, "Can greed be good?"—a…
After secularization?
In their posts, Vincent Pecora and Jonathan Sheehan suggest imagining secularization as an open-ended, ongoing project. Neither doubts that something…
Casting away our crutches
The various essays on A Secular Age gathered in Michael Warner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen and Craig Calhoun’s Varieties of Secularism in…
Christopher Hitchens shows God how it’s done
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens takes a stab at re-founding western culture.
Judith Butler on Judaism, Israel, and anti-occupation politics
In Haaretz, Judith Butler gives a long and personal interview to American-Israeli filmmaker Udi Aloni.