religion and language

You use the words you know

Posted on November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 by Elise Alexander

One of the unexpected things I have told friends about in my learning to speak Arabic over the past five years is the fact that I am much more talkative in Arabic than I am in English. In Arabic, my... Read More

I dwell in (and with) Possibility

Posted on October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 by Elise Alexander

One of the few specific facts I remember from my introductory class on Western religions in college is the uniqueness of the Hebrew creation myth (in all its forms). While other gods of ancient Meso... Read More

The War on Whose Religion?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Christina Yost

There is a lot to be said about Rick Perry’s “Strong” video, a fairly impressive feat for a thirty-second political advertisement. While Perry is clear about his stance on the recently repealed ... Read More

To be, or not to be… an atheist

Posted on November 15, 2010November 15, 2010 by Allana Taylor

Labels are cumbersome. To self-identify as an atheist, or a Jew, or a Hindu, or a Muslim, and so on, requires that you accept ownership of all that is attached to that label. It is wholly irrelevant w... Read More