The Literary Politics of the Christian Left – by Christopher Douglas
If we want to think about the literary politics of American religion, we might imagine an informal Christian Right alliance between George W.
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There Is No End – by Ana Schwartz
Ana Schwartz responds to Ed Simon’s Apocalypse is the Mother of Beauty Wallace Stevens grants us that “we die for good.” He and
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For All That Is Good and Holy: Reclaiming Religion for the Black and Latinx Victims of the #PulseOrlando Massacre by Elizabeth Pérez
What happened in Orlando was an act of desecration no less than terror. There has been no avoiding the stories, even for those
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Apocalypse is the Mother of Beauty – By Ed Simon
Consider, Boethius. He was a descendent of a noble Italian family, a beneficiary of a classical education, and in some ways the last
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Thomas Merton and the Future of Faith – By Christopher Pramuk
Merton dares us to imagine what is possible for God and for human beings In August of 1938, a young graduate student at
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Silence Won’t Protect You
Kelly J. Baker on academic freedom and the neoliberal academy Almost 39 years ago, Audre Lorde gave a talk on silence, language, and
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An Ex-Soviet Jew Looks at Syrian Refugees and America – by Margaret Litvin
Margaret Litvin on why there are no chosen peoples, only people making choices. If you embrace neither religion nor nationalism, you aren’t left
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Philosophers and YouTube – by Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton on communicating philosophy in a digital age Traditionally, philosophy has been nervous around the idea of communication. Reaching out has
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