The possibility of eternity makes this life all the more interesting. It shows us features of this life we might…
In heaven as it is on earth
immanence
For the looking
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 had all the trappings of a national revival. In a time of heightened uncertainty,…
What’s more? or, An answer to the question “Is this all there is?”
“Is this all there is?” then, is not a question, or is more than one, and that is part of…
More immanence, more Gods
The apparent battlefield is an old one, and the separation of philosophy from theology has a long history. Philosophy, in…
Lucretius and the immanence of motion
Lucretius was the first philosopher of immanence. It is he and not Democritus or Epicurus who holds this title.
Irreligion on its own terms
Are there meaningful conceptual trajectories that can be traced between ancient Greco-Roman atomism, Spinozan monism, Humean empiricism, Marxian materialism, and…
The cry for immanence
Today begins a discussion series at the collaborative theology blog An und für sich on Daniel Barber's recent book, On Diaspora: Christianity, Religion, and Secularity. Daniel…
The perspective of the common
In liberal theory, essence is privileged over existence, reason over will, and endless discussion over decision. In political theology, things…
Love and reason
Anyone who has entered the labyrinth of A Secular Age should welcome this volume as a guide. Its contributors unwind…