…relational in its analysis. It cannot be used to sloppily denote a universal Muslim victimhood, for that too easily lends itself to a sinister cooptation by the seats of power….
…fueled by middle-class moralism and what Leslie Fiedler aptly called the “Cult of Slimness.” Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Snyder’s short book seamlessly integrates historical…
…sociologist of religion, Max Weber (1864-1920), and the Protestant theologian, Paul Tillich (1886-1965), the phrase “religion and culture” is today widely used (confirmed by a quick Google search for the…
…the first woman in the Arabic and Muslim world to challenge deeply the traditional and patriarchal religious discourse about women. Excellent! Khaled Abou El Fadl, The Search for Beauty in…
4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. 5The…
…only getting cleverer. With the assistance of technological advancement, we are becoming more self-sufficient by the year. It seems as if we can control almost everything. The season of Lent…
…one is of the elect or the damned, the believer is often searching for confirmation of salvation. Weber argues, then, that “faith had to be proved by its objective results…
…in this. Given all of this, what is the hermeneutical way forward with Galatians 4:1–7, this text for the first Sunday of the Christmas season? The only way forward is…
…Brazil? If the law floats on a sea of ethics, does not civic freedom float on a sea of public participation? Is there not a need for open space in…
…before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the…
…they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47…
…Arendt,” Sean Hannan tackles the complicated role that love plays for both titular thinkers, and argues that such a comparison can help us think more fruitfully about “respectability politics.” Drawing…