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The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt

The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt By Susanne Karr What kind of person do I want to be? This question serves as a compass for personal growth, guiding the ever-unfolding journey of self-discovery Read more…

February 11, 2025
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Which Comes First? Trust or Truth?

Which Comes First? Trust or Truth? By John Thatamanil Trust in our institutions is crumbling—churches, governments, science, higher education, etc. The  list could go on indefinitely. This is a problem in my home country, the Read more…

August 31, 2022
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Knowing What Is True? Between Science and Belief

Knowing What Is True? Between Science and Belief By Dion Forster  After a somewhat “rebellious” childhood, I began to feel a strong sense of calling to the priesthood as I approached the end of high Read more…

January 12, 2022
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The End of Truth? Different Ways of Knowing Modernity with Max Weber and Rudolf Steiner

The End of Truth? Different Ways of Knowing Modernity with Max Weber and Rudolf Steiner By Aaron French The term “Post-truth” emerged in the context of the 2016 United States presidential election, quickly gaining in Read more…

November 9, 2021
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“Born Free” – A Deceptive and Dangerous Story about South Africa’s Youth

“Born Free” – A Deceptive and Dangerous Story about South Africa’s Youth By Dion Forster Each year on the 16th of June, South Africans commemorate Youth Day. It is a day on which we remember Read more…

May 26, 2021
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Pilate vs. The Truth: A Biblical Confrontation for Post-Truth Christians

Pilate vs. The Truth: A Biblical Confrontation for Post-Truth Christians By John Thatamanil Christians of all stripes should know better, but white American evangelicals don’t seem to: there is an absolute contradiction between following the Read more…

February 10, 2021
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The World’s Gone Missing

The World’s Gone Missing By John J. Thatamanil The world’s gone missing. We’ve lost it altogether. But how? It can’t be misplaced, can it, like car keys or a cell phone? Strangely, that is precisely Read more…

June 10, 2020
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Learning to Desire Truly: Spirituality in a Post-Truth Age

Learning to Desire Truly: Spirituality in a Post-Truth Age By John Thatamanil Spirituality is everywhere. From steady growth in the ranks of the SBNR (Spiritual But Not Religious) to immense growth in the mindfulness movement, Read more…

January 8, 2020
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Developing a Critical Romanticism 

Developing a Critical Romanticism By Whitney A. Bauman  Modern human thought, philosopher Bruno Latour writes, “takes us far away” from the physical world. It defies connections to matter, as if thought were distinct from the Read more…

August 14, 2019
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