The (Not So) Lost Buddhisms of India

The (Not So) Lost Buddhisms of India

From Douglas Ober's Cundill Prize-Nominated Dust on the Throne

By Douglas Ober | October 5, 2023

On the Multifaceted Women Who Inspired Saint Augustine

On the Multifaceted Women Who Inspired Saint Augustine

From Kate Cooper's Cundill Prize-Nominated Queens of a Fallen World

By Kate Cooper | October 4, 2023

Their Own Promised Land: Halle Hill on Good Women and the Spirituality of Girlhood

Their Own Promised Land: Halle Hill on Good Women and the Spirituality of Girlhood

"Faith gave the women around me strengths and simultaneous burdens."

By Halle Hill | September 21, 2023

On the

On the "Inverted Cosmos"—From Aristotle to the Middle Ages

William Egginton on Crystalline Spheres and Dante's Divine Comedy

By William Egginton | August 30, 2023

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

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

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

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

By Keen On | June 29, 2023

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

By Tenzin Dickie | June 26, 2023

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

By Alejandra Oliva | June 22, 2023

On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Self-hating, dishonest, twisted stories diminish our lives and prevent us from knowing who we are.”

By Mark Matousek | June 22, 2023

The Master, Margarita, and I: Paul Goldberg on the Third Rail of the Russian Classic

The Master, Margarita, and I: Paul Goldberg on the Third Rail of the Russian Classic

“Our relationship has required much maintenance and has not been harmonious.”

By Paul Goldberg | June 6, 2023

An Introduction to <em>Journey to the West</em>, the 16th-Century Chinese Novel of Comic Mischief and Spirituality

An Introduction to Journey to the West, the 16th-Century Chinese Novel of Comic Mischief and Spirituality

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 6, 2023

Mirrors Rarely Exist: Zara Raheem on Finding Muslim Women in Fiction

Mirrors Rarely Exist: Zara Raheem on Finding Muslim Women in Fiction

“Muslim women cannot be squeezed into neat little boxes.”

By Zara Raheem | June 2, 2023

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Naoíse Mac Sweeney on Writing a New History of the West

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney | May 23, 2023

Time For a Change: Rachel Louise Snyder on the Beginning of the End of Her Family

Time For a Change: Rachel Louise Snyder on the Beginning of the End of Her Family

“No child or parent abuse (verbal or physical). Control your anger and your words.”

By Rachel Louise Snyder | May 23, 2023

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