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Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence

By Philip Pullman, Philip Goff and Nigel Warburton | January 19, 2024

Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change

Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change

“Describing the slowness of change is often confused with acceptance of the status quo. It’s really the opposite.”

By Rebecca Solnit | January 11, 2024

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

History, Mythology and Literature Say No

By Helena de Bres | November 8, 2023

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

On Old Believers, Faith and the Vernacular

By Irina Zhorov | November 1, 2023

Too Good To Be True: How Angels Continue to Inspire

Too Good To Be True: How Angels Continue to Inspire

Ed Simon Considers the Cultural Legacy of These Heavenly Archetypes

By Ed Simon | October 20, 2023

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

Thrity Umrigar on Fitting in in America

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The (Not So) Lost Buddhisms of India

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On the Multifaceted Women Who Inspired Saint Augustine

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How W. E. B. Du Bois Helped Pioneer African American Humanist Thought

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Christopher Cameron on the Complex Relationship Between Black Americans and the Black Church

By Christopher Cameron | July 27, 2023

What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

The Former Jeopardy Champion Has Some Thoughts on Literary After Death Destinations

By Ken Jennings | July 20, 2023

Luma Mufleh on Reconciling Her Identity as a Gay Muslim Woman With an Arab-Turned-American Refugee

Luma Mufleh on Reconciling Her Identity as a Gay Muslim Woman With an Arab-Turned-American Refugee

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Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

“The essay—as act of truth—changes not just the writer but also the reader.”

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Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

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Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

Alejandra Oliva Considers Divisions, Artificial and Natural

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