Category: Featured
Thinking Towards a New World Order
It is impossible to separate any aspect of our lives from out habits of thought. For, as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains, “all these highly varied phenomena, these concepts, this knowledge, these technic... 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
The Embarrassment of Faith
My friend Jen is a rabbinical student. Her rabbinical school advises students not to shout their future vocation from the rooftops in delicate settings, such as airplanes, thanks to the unfortunate re... Read More
Peace Award Connects Church with School
In May, the school had an award ceremony in which all the 4th-6th graders and many of the parents showed up. Along with our youth director and senior pastor, the three of us showed up to the school l... Read More
Do Atheists Belong in the Interfaith Movement?
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in the organized atheist, humanist, skeptic and freethought movements about the potential benefits and drawbacks of interfaith work. Over at Patheos, the Execut... Read More
Why I Quit the Interfaith Praise Band
\”Book of John\” by Jenn Lindsay (YouTube link) Your book of John, it feels so wrong Each verse I read is damning me I try to find my way inside But it’s not my answer and anyone who say... Read More
Jewish Homelessness in History: What It Teaches Us Now
I first saw a Judería when walking in the streets of Segovia, a small Spanish city just a couple of hours outside of Madrid. Though not a Jewish “ghetto” in being so tightly sealed as t... Read More