"Of Miracles and Machines: A Symposium on Derrida and Religion" will take place Thursday, March 22, at Fordham University, New…
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Cultural models and Rethinking Secularism
Rethinking Secularism is the title of a striking new collection of essays, edited by Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Jonathan…
The karate philosopher
Eduardo Mendieta, who has conducted interviews with Cornel West and Jürgen Habermas for The Immanent Frame, was recently interviewed by…
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…
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…
RFP: New Directions in the Study of Prayer
The Social Science Research Council recently announced the launch of a new project and grants program entitled "New Directions in…
Focus on the funk: An interview with Cornel West
"I would go with Pierre Hadot and say that the love of wisdom is a way of life; that is…
A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy
Fifty years ago, Alan Watts popularized ideas of eastern philosophy and religion. Open Culture shares a relic of the past.
Political theology and political existentialism
“At stake in our political life,” Paul Kahn observes, “has been not our capacity to be reasonable, but our capacity…
Religious and secular foundations of human rights
A post at the New York Times philosophy blog "The Stone" reflects on the differences between religious and secular underpinnings…