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Sea Lions and Seeing the Future

Sea Lions and Seeing the Future By Anna Mercedes It might have been the repetition that got me, but I think it was the sea lions. The repetition came in the form of all the Read more…

3 months ago May 12, 2021

Stags, Stones, and Stakes: A Point/Counterpoint Conversation with Jay Johnston

Stags, Stones, and Stakes: A Point/Counterpoint Conversation with Jay Johnston Point: From Regimes of Mastery to Creative Confusion By Kocku von Stuckrad Jay Johnston’s new book with the enigmatic title Stag and Stone: Religion, Archaeology Read more…

3 months ago April 28, 2021

Counterpoint Blog

Braiding Art, Animism, and Animation: Alisi Telengut’s The Fourfold

Braiding Art, Animism, and Animation: Alisi Telengut’s The Fourfold By Anna Perdibon A flowing sound of wind and waves. A transforming image. Blue. Red. White. Green. Grey. A voice of an elder woman. The story Read more…

3 months ago April 21, 2021

Counterpoint Blog

At the End of the World (in a Van)

At the End of the World (in a Van) By Devin Zuber Currently making its rounds through cinemas this spring (2021), Chloé Zhao’s haunting Nomadland is a creative adaptation of Jessica Bruder’s 2017 non-fiction book Read more…

4 months ago March 24, 2021

Counterpoint Blog

‘Nature’ and ‘Culture’: How We Perceive the World and Why This Should Change

‘Nature’ and ‘Culture’: How We Perceive the World and Why This Should Change By Kocku von Stuckrad I just finished reading Helen Macdonald’s excellent new book, Vesper Flights. This collection of short stories about how Read more…

6 months ago January 26, 2021

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…

10 months ago September 30, 2020

Events

The Iris Book Award: Prize Ceremony, Reading, and Discussion

The Iris Book Award: Prize Ceremony, Reading, and Discussion On 26 September 2020, The Center for Religion & the Human at Indiana University Bloomington presented the Iris Book Award to The Songs of Trees: Stories Read more…

10 months ago September 22, 2020

Counterpoint Blog

Mucho, Mucho, Mucho Amor, For the Planet

Mucho, Mucho, Mucho Amor, For the Planet By Whitney A. Bauman I have been thinking about planetary erotics lately. By that I mean the love of bodies, internal and external to us. As David Abrams Read more…

1 year ago July 21, 2020

Counterpoint Blog

How the Soul Became Consciousness

How the Soul Became Consciousness By Kocku von Stuckrad The soul is a strange thing. Depending on which expert you trust, you might regard the soul as the immaterial essence of our existence, as a Read more…

1 year ago June 23, 2020

Events

In the Midst of a Global Pandemic: A Conversation about Dependency, Interconnectedness, and Planetarity

In the Midst of a Global Pandemic: A Conversation about Dependency, Interconnectedness, and Planetarity 15 May 2020 Dorothea Green Lecture Series, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs The current Covid crisis, among other Read more…

1 year ago May 18, 2020