[I]t was pretty obvious that in this first piece of writing, we’d get about as far as trying to jettison…
A prolegomenon to some future history
myth
On parable, truth, and true and false reconciliation
Scholars across multiple disciplines have offered a variety of accounts of reconciliation—what reconciliation is, under what conditions it should be…
Have it your way: Puerto Rico and the myth of American freedom
Steeped in the Reformation’s emphasis on the individual as an autonomous agent, the Founders displaced God in favor of a…
Cosmology and the environment
Can—and should—a scientific account of the universe function as a global myth? If so, what is the likely impact of…
Jürgen Habermas on myth and ritual
This video is an excerpt of a lecture by Jürgen Habermas, delievered at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and…
Where did religion come from?
When an interviewer for the Atlantic Monthly blog asked me “What prompted you to write this book?” I apparently replied,…