Sovereignty and Secularism in Modern Islam: A Response
SherAli Tareen Responds to Forum Contributors I want to begin by registering my profound gratitude to Ali Altaf Mian for his generous time
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The Future of Secularism
The future of liberalism lies in secularism. What is needed for a renaissance in liberalism worldwide is a spiritual revival in secularism itself. To put this another way, the current crisis in values after the Death of God could be thought of as the birth pangs of the creation of the first genuinely secular civilization in human history.
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No Gods, No Masters
Vincent Lloyd on Nathan G. Alexander What does an atheist want? The answer is simple: freedom from domination. A powerful instinct toward liberation
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The Many True Meanings of Christmas
Timothy Larsen on Christmas While the season of Christmas often brings out the best in people, somehow the subject of Christmas does not.
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Islam, Sex, and Secularism
Aaron Stauffer on Scott’s Sex and Secularism In 1903 the black socialist preacher, Rev. George Washington Woodbey wrote his first socialist pamphlet, “What to
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Secularism in Black – by Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters on Jonathon Kahn and Vincent Lloyd’s Race and Secularism in America Secularism appears to be a fairly self-evident concept. Whether one
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MRBlog | DISPATCHES. NEH Summer Institute on Problems in the Study of Religion (pt. 3) by Sarah E. Rollens
By Sarah E. Rollens On July 17, the NEH Summer Institute on Problems in the Study of Religion at UVa wrapped up. I
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Onward Christian Strangers – By Omri Elisha
Omri Elisha on Anna Strhan’s Aliens and Strangers? Nearly a generation has passed since a time when anyone would be surprised to learn
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On Dreams and Disconnects: the Ambiguities of a Liberal Sage – By Suzanne Schneider
Suzanne Schneider on Michael Walzer’s The Paradox of Liberation In 1935, the British-run Government of Palestine convened a meeting between the Zionist National
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MRBlog | No, Religion Is Not Disappearing
By Thomas J. Whitley This week in “How Can I Use the Pew Research Center’s Latest Religious Landscape Survey Data to Make A
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