Better Science Through God?
Much of Steve Fuller’s new book is just a strong way of saying what is entirely uncontroversial among historians of science, even if easily forgotten by most everyone else.
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Masculine Christianity, Praying Ballplayers, & Satanist Discrimination
The Week in Religion, Poetically
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama and Muslims
A Buddhist and two Muslims meet in a church… and remind us what’s missing from normal conversations about religion.
Read MoreIslam, Meet Maureen Dowd
The Times columnist’s latest betrays a terrifying ignorance of Islam.
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Na’vi and Goliath: Palestinian Protesters Dress as Avatar Underdogs
Many Israelis and Jews took to Avatar with aplomb, likening it to Kabbalah and turning out in record numbers in Israel. But it remains to be seen how Jews and Israelis will respond to Palestinian protesters who, dressed as the film’s besieged protagonists, aim to position themselves in the hearts of observers as the sympathetic underdogs.
Read MoreA Religious History of American Neuroscience
On the “God-spot,” the psycho-phone, and mapping the mystical brain.
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Creationism v. Integrationism
While fundamentalists bicker, and a Turkish crank tries to disprove Darwin, a scientist meets a Buddhist who is able to integrate science and faith…
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Monks With Guns: Discovering Buddhist Violence
The co-editor of a new book on the history of Buddhist violence and warfare explains how the notion of a purely mystical and otherworldly Buddhism—promoted by some of the great interpreters of the tradition—denies its adherents’ humanity.
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No Buddhists in Washington?
Buddhism, which has a larger US population than either Islam or Hinduism, has had a sizable and growing impact on American culture. So why no representative on the Obama administration’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships?
Read MoreDefending the Helpless: New Bible Highlights Poverty and Justice
In the Bible, God has a preference for the poor and outcast, but this message is lost on many contemporary readers. A new edition seeks to remedy this ignorance, even as it turns a tidy profit for the publisher.
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