Category: Interfaith
How the VA Resurrected My Uncle
My Uncle Willie, the fourth and youngest boy of my grandma’s litter, has always struck me as a touch “off.” Compared to his brothers—my clever and scholarly father, my robust and street smart ... Read More
Tyler Clementi and Proximate Justice
I went on a run one evening in early October. It was a blustery night, and I ran hard against a misty and diligent headwind along New York City’s Hudson River. Under the bumpy plum-colored cloud... Read More
Putting Islam on the Stand is Wrong and Misguided
Socially and professionally, American Jews have often felt that they were being ‘put on the stand’ for their beliefs. Sometimes their beliefs even seemed to be on trial nationally – notably duri... Read More
Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World – Can Atheists embrace Religious Pluralism?
"I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow... Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible... Read More
Scalars, Vectors, and Hypotheses beyond Atheism
This post recommends and responds to a recent essay by Paul Wallace who argues that "Most atheists reject far too little.” ... Read More
A Humanist Resolution to Overcome the Faith Gap
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post Religion. It may be mid-January, but I’m still thinking of Christmas. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve just might be my fa... Read More
Call for Submissions: History and Inter-Religious Encounter
“There is no surer basis for fanaticism than bad history, which is invariably history oversimplified.” – Diarmaid MacCulloch Is the history of religious encounter largely one of disagreement and... Read More
Memento Mori: Cultivating a Mortal Imagination
I believe that it is not a coincidence that our president was able to challenge us to expand our moral imaginations during this time of national grieving and reflection. It is precisely because our im... Read More