Category: Community
Beyond Post-racialism
Article first published as Beyond Post-Racialism on Blogcritics. I recently watched a video of Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Boston University. In this video,... Read More
An Atheist and Sam Keen’s New Book
Book Review “In The Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred,” New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, 2010 Sam Keen Sam Keen, author of numerous books on religion and philosophy, as well as ... Read More
Recommended Summer Reading: “Sex, Mom, and God”
How are believers living in a postmodern world to make sense of premodern Scriptures? Are the caustic culture wars the inevitable outcome of belief systems, or is there a way that people with differen... Read More
Svaha: On Giving Up My Father
I am not this, consumed by flame; I am not that, washed in water; I am not that which drew air, nor am I that which walked upon the earth. I am the earth, I am the air and I am the water. I am the fir... Read More
Sitting at the Buddha with the Tanna’im
This paper examines the parallels between two ancient ethical texts, the BuddhistDhammapada, and the Jewish,Pirke Avot. Both of these texts offer the reader insights into what is necessary for maintai... Read More
Privilege vs. Pluralism: On A.C. Grayling’s New College of the Humanities
Prominent atheist A.C. Grayling and some other well-known academics (including Richard Dawkins) have recently announced plans to set up a private college in London called the New College of the Humani... Read More
A History of Islam in America?
What do qualitative research, legal testimony, and sunlight shot through stained glass have in common? All of these benefit from, even demand, insider perspectives.... Read More
What is Buddhist Ministry?
Something like the Master of Divinity (MDiv) program at Harvard—of which I am a graduate—obviously isn’t training students to be roshis, lamas, or any other sort of teacher in a Buddhist lineage... Read More