Race, Reparations and the Search for Our Molecular Soul
When scientists first mapped the human genome in 2000, public figures celebrated the milestone in…
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Aliens, Nanobots, & Microbes: The Science of Secular Apocalypse
A conversation with End Times scholar Phil Torres on killer aliens, killer nanobots,
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Just Give ‘Em a Little Jesus: Black Marriage Meets White Paternalism
These days, a standard caveat from some religious black folk is that errant souls just…
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How to Die in America: A Conversation with Ann Neumann
Nobody likes to talk about death. And when we do talk about it, we romanticize…
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What If Animals Believe in God?
Chimpanzees believe in God. This news, widely reported last week, is only a slight exaggeration….
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A Story in Which the Gay Mormon Does Not Die
When 15-year-old Alex Cooper came out to her devout Mormon family, they drove her from…
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Why It’s Heresy to Read the Bible Literally: An Interview with John Shelby Spong
Security sells. That’s why, says retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, despite his best-selling controversial…
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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga
Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations…
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Why Belief in the Primacy of Language Leads to a Misunderstanding of Richard Dawkins, Islamophobia, and Politics
Like marijuana, affect theory seems to pop at parties.
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Do Psychedelics Offer a Path To The “God Within”?
“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Timothy Leary’s famous exhortation still influences our view of so-called psychedelic…
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