Category: Learning
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
Palin’s “blood libel” Comment Re-examined
As a Christian who is invested in building new, constructive bridges between Jewish and Christian communities, Sarah Palin’s recent claim that she had been accused of blood libel, in regards to ... Read More
On Being Krista Tippett
I am a relatively recent, but wholeheartedly enthusiastic fan of Krista Tippett, host of American Public Media’s Being, formerly Speaking of Faith. Listening to her this week as the opening lect... Read More
Webb vs. Web: In Defense of Not Being Right
You’re sitting at your computer trawling your daily litany of internet-check-in and networking sites, be them a flutter of tweets or tumblr-fulls of diggs and books of faces. There’s a link from s... Read More
Ridiculous Encounters of the Inter-Religious Kind
Well this is my fifth post on this inter-religious site, so I thought I might share some thoughts on the topic. I’ve intentionally kept my first four posts tradition-specific. I’m a United... Read More
Embracing the Imago Dei With(out) our Hair
I am 23 and my hair is thinning. Noticeably. At first, I was not okay with this. I am too young and the old legend about male pattern baldness running through maternal lineage had proven to hold... Read More
Jews and the Need For God: Modern Lessons from Moses Maimonides
Judaism is an action-oriented religion. We have, according to the Talmud, 613 Commandments — not just a top-10 list. In rabbinic courts, your actions can be praised or punished. Faith is a mean... Read More
Guest Post: “Pass the Antacids; Skip the New Year’s Predictions,” By Martin Davis
It’s tempting to write year-end reflection pieces, or to predict what is to come. But I’ve become bored of these. Year-end stories are designed to focus on the sensational, the harrowing, ... Read More