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Blue Religion

Blue Religion By Justine M. Bakker “Based on my extremely blurry and perhaps unreliable recollection that he once told me so,” writes David Chidester in his contribution to With This Root About My Person, a Read more…

November 17, 2020

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Political Counterpoint — for the Election and Beyond

Political Counterpoint — for the Election and Beyond By Catherine Keller Counterpoint: now there’s an inviting metaphor for political engagement! Imagine politics as a music of diversity, of contrasts effecting a vibrant complexity, a perspectival Read more…

October 31, 2020

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Point / Counterpoint: A Debate about Islamophobia, Christophobia, and Religious Freedom

Point / Counterpoint: A Debate about Islamophobia, Christophobia, and Religious Freedom This week, we publish another example of “Point / Counterpoint” discussions on the Blog. Klemens Ludwig starts with his take on Islamophobia and Christophobia; Read more…

October 28, 2020

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Do Better than Barmen: “Say Our Names”

Do Better than Barmen: “Say Our Names” By Anna Mercedes Shortly after 9/11, 2001, I was in graduate school studying theology just outside of New York, and much of my theological analysis was turned toward Read more…

October 21, 2020

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Lost in the Present

Lost in the Present By John Thatamanil The climate crisis, the COVID pandemic, the global rise of authoritarianism—these are just the handful of quandaries human communities must confront in our time. But how? What resources Read more…

October 14, 2020

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Elephants, Taxes, and Where We Live

Elephants, Taxes, and Where We Live By Marcia Pally Last week, we had a torrent of news about Donald Trump’s taxes—profits, losses, and massive tax avoidance. This was just about the time I was looking Read more…

October 7, 2020

Art and Fiction

Emotion for Change: An Interview with Sara Michieletto

Emotion for Change: An Interview with Sara Michieletto Sara Michieletto is an Italian violinist who has performed worldwide, including with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Orchestra. She has collaborated with highly acclaimed conductors Read more…

September 30, 2020

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Embracing the Magicality of Science

Embracing the Magicality of Science By Kocku von Stuckrad A few weeks ago, Renny Thomas argued on this blog that “rituals and prayers are very much part of the public imagination of science in India.” Read more…

September 22, 2020

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Religious Rituals and Scientific Laboratories: The Case of India

Religious Rituals and Scientific Laboratories: The Case of India By Renny Thomas Science and Religion are often perceived as mutually exclusive, but historical and anthropological scholarship shows that there exist different forms of receptions. What Read more…

September 1, 2020

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Counterpoint Turns Two—Looking Back and Looking Forward

Counterpoint Turns Two—Looking Back and Looking Forward By Whitney A. Bauman & Kocku von Stuckrad Exactly two years ago, on 25 August 2018, we launched Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge with an event in Berlin that addressed Read more…

August 25, 2020