The cognitive revolution and the decline of monotheism
To appreciate the cultural impact of the “cognitive revolution” discussed by David Brooks in his New York Times op-ed column “The Neural Buddhists” (May 13, 2008), we need to be clear about what has...
View ArticleWelcome to the faith-based economy
Last week as I listened, along with many other Americans and others around the world, to President Bush’s most recent effort to reassure us about the current economic meltdown I had a “Road to...
View ArticleResistance, critique, religion
Justin Neuman’s stimulating last post encouraged me to reread the debate asking “Is Critique Secular?” from the beginning, and in doing so I began to wonder what would happen to the discussion if we...
View ArticleNaive and reflective faiths
It was difficult all along to conceive of religion (its ritual practices, mystical unions, or attractions and immersions of any other kind) without at the same time postulating or affirming a...
View ArticleOdd to each other
Cross-posted at Reverberations, a digital forum produced by the Social Science Research Council in conjunction with New Directions in the Study of Prayer.—ed. It is a distinct honor when someone as...
View ArticleWhen readers respond
Writing about religion in the digital age means that your readers respond. They have, of course, always responded; but in an age of stamps and paper, it required some effort. Now, it requires almost...
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