God and the Gay Christian: An Interview with Matthew Vines
Moving evangelicals beyond cut-and-paste arguments against LGBT inclusion
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Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Wild God’ is Not Here to Help
The author may have seen the world burst into flame, but there was no Old Testament deity hiding in the bushes.
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Evangelical Pastor Argues for Full LGBT Inclusion: “I Think It’s Inevitable”
“Evangelicalism is a very diverse, broad movement and there are many different expressions. I think, very shortly, there will be an expression of evangelicalism which will be inclusive of LGBT people.”
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What Does Heidegger’s Anti-Semitism Mean for Jewish Philosophy?
Why is religion without religion not radical enough? How does mysticism “shake hands” with atheism? What is the difference between worship and idolatry? Elliot R. Wolfson keeps us up all night thinking (and running for the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy) as he talks to RD on the occasion of the publication of his newest book.
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Religion Comes to its Senses
We taste the bread, we smell the incense; you don’t have to put that down lower because you don’t understand the theological concepts. Don’t feel bad about having an experience involving stained glass windows; that’s not a trivial thing.
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Does Multiverse Theory Bring Theology Into Science?
The 2500-year-old idea of the multiverse is a way to sidestep theology: if there are an infinite number of universes that take on all possible parameters throughout eternity, then we don’t have to appeal to a god to explain the bounty or harmony of the world around us.
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Political Hinduism: India’s Disenchanted Religion
What inspired you to write A Restatement of Religion: Swami Vivekananda and the Making of…
Read MoreThe Explanation for Everything
Ten questions for the author of a novel inspired by a landmark Intelligent Design case discusses what it’s like to create a Darwinian blowhard, and more.
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Will Mindfulness Change the World? Daniel Goleman Isn’t Sure
Daniel Goleman is best known as the author of Emotional Intelligence, the title of which…
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Goliath the Israel Slayer: Why Max Blumenthal’s New Book is a Painful Read
Blumenthal’s Goliath is not funny, nor is it very entertaining. It is, for many reasons, often painful to read.
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