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Theory of Everything, Theory of Nothing: On Physics and Other Profanities

Theory of Everything, Theory of Nothing: On Physics and Other Profanities

Joshua Roebke Wonders Why We Believe in the Unseen

By Joshua Roebke | September 1, 2021

Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Jaye Viner Recommends Narratives of Personal Exodus

By Jaye Viner | August 26, 2021

We All Know Columbus Didn’t Discover America—So How Did He Become a Symbol of Its Founding?

We All Know Columbus Didn’t Discover America—So How Did He Become a Symbol of Its Founding?

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on the Erasure of This Continent’s Original Inhabitants

By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | August 25, 2021

I Bark, Therefore I Am: Of Consciousness and Robot Dogs

I Bark, Therefore I Am: Of Consciousness and Robot Dogs

Meghan O’Gieblyn Considers Issues of Mind, Matter, and Soul

By Meghan O'Gieblyn | August 24, 2021

JRR Tolkien Invented the Term “Eucatastrophe.” What Does It Mean?

JRR Tolkien Invented the Term “Eucatastrophe.” What Does It Mean?

Jonathan Walker on the Consequences of Christian Narrative

By Jonathan Walker | August 24, 2021

Can a Commitment to Religion or Spirituality Help Ward Off Depression’s Debilitating Hold?

Can a Commitment to Religion or Spirituality Help Ward Off Depression’s Debilitating Hold?

Lisa Miller on Uncovering the Surprising Data That Reveals the Preventive Role of the “Awakened Brain”

By Lisa Miller | August 19, 2021

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Toward a Binational Alternative in Israel: On the Illusion of the Two State Solution

By Omri Boehm | August 19, 2021

How to Read Any Book as a Sacred Text

By Book Dreams | August 19, 2021

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

By Spencer Ackerman | August 10, 2021

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Akash Kapur on the Dangers of Searching for Something That Isn’t There

By Akash Kapur | July 26, 2021

The Earth and the Flesh: On Channeling the Serenity of the <em>Tao</em> to Endure a Tibetan Expedition

The Earth and the Flesh: On Channeling the Serenity of the Tao to Endure a Tibetan Expedition

Sylvain Tesson Journeys Across the Changtang Plateau

By Sylvain Tesson | July 16, 2021

How Colonization and Christianity Challenged Indigenous Maya Spirituality—and Failed

How Colonization and Christianity Challenged Indigenous Maya Spirituality—and Failed

Emil’ Keme on the Popol Wuj, K’iche’ Authors, and Poetry as Resistance

By Emil’ Keme | July 12, 2021

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

Ilan Stavans on Belonging, Bookishness, and Memory

By Ilan Stavans | July 9, 2021

How Writing a Novel About the Evangelical Church Helped Me Grieve the Loss of My Religion

How Writing a Novel About the Evangelical Church Helped Me Grieve the Loss of My Religion

Kelsey McKinney on the Complex Feelings of Leaving the Faith

By Kelsey McKinney | June 23, 2021

The Consequences of Speaking Out Against Religious Illiberalism in Malaysia

The Consequences of Speaking Out Against Religious Illiberalism in Malaysia

Mustafa Akyol Considers the Theological Roadblocks to the Islamic Enlightenment

By Mustafa Akyol | June 22, 2021

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

Danielle Henderson Looks Back at Her Religious Upbringing

By Danielle Henderson | June 18, 2021

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