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…
Counterpoint One Year On: Reflections and Experiences By Whitney A. Bauman and Kocku von Stuckrad One trip around the sun, four seasons, four events, and fifty blog posts later, Counterpoint is turning one! We have Read more…
\\ // By Cleo Mikutta – III – // \\ On a cruise ship caught in a tropical storm, the chlorine water in the indoor swimming pool has begun to imitate the violent Read more…
Preserving Religious Freedom When (Some) Churches Abuse their Members? By Dion Forster Religion plays a significant role in the lives of most South Africans. In the last census (2011), just over 84 percent of citizens Read more…
\\ // By Cleo Mikutta – V – // The wide-eyed girls came every night. When they opened their raincoats, a scent of bitter honey would pour out. They handed in plastic bags Read more…
// \\ By Cleo Mikutta – II – // ‘You remind me of him,’ she said quietly, speaking to him through the flames, saying the words more to herself than to him. He watched Read more…
On Fighting Well By John Thatamanil Can we find certain convictions abhorrent without abhorring those who subscribe to them? Put crudely, can we refuse to hate the haters? If it is possible, is it also Read more…
\\ // By Cleo Mikutta – IV – \\ Her eyes rest on the pins, there on the wooden floor, sharp, metallic bodies, there on the floor, there, in the plastic box, there, with Read more…
Our Hitch-Up Culture By Anna Mercedes I teach in an American university culture where there is a lot of concern about the students’ casual hook-up culture—a too-fast coupling without long-term Read more…
Major Themes and Insights for the Work of the New Center On 25 August 2018, Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge was officially launched with a stimulating program of speakers and discussions in Berlin. The general theme being Read more…
