What Jordan Peterson Gets Wrong About the Beatitudes
The problem is that Peterson is claiming that the Bible endorses the same idea of effectual personhood that he does.
Justin Shelby
· 12 min read
Religion
A collection of 129 posts
Why Sam Harris—Not Ezra Klein—Is the One Making Space for People of Colour
Source of conflict between the two best-selling authors was the extent of white privilege, and the question of how it should be accounted for in public debate
Jamil Jivani
· 13 min read
Elham Manea: From Fundamentalism to Reform
“For a tiny minority, it is about the bloodlust of the battlefield,” she says. “However, for the majority, Islamists operate through nonviolence.
Andy Ngo
· 11 min read
Life as a Kuffar: My Seven Lost Years in Kuwait
Every industry in Kuwait is bloated with salaried, citizen employees who pick and choose their working schedules.
Carla Wilson
· 13 min read
How Canada’s Cult of the Noble Savage Harms Its Indigenous Peoples
Generations of Indigenous children were forcibly sent to church- and government-run residential schools, which systematically stripped away their culture and language.
Jonathan Kay
· 22 min read
A Life of Pretending: Being Egyptian and Atheist
A host of experiences answering the same question across Egypt had me braced for a look of pained disappointment.
Anthon Jackson
· 24 min read
Does Religion Impede Economic Development?
Protestantism was a movement of protest against the Catholic Church and the severing of ties with its centralised, hierarchical institutions.
Rumy Hasan
· 6 min read
After the Niqab: What Life is Like for French Women who Remove the Veil
But what happens when a woman who has worn a niqab, sometimes for years, makes the decision to leave it behind?
Agnes De Feo
· 8 min read
Our Search for Meaning and the Dangers of Possession
They provide deep, time-tested channels through which transpersonal energies can flow.
Lisa Marchiano
· 12 min read
Speaking Out About Islam – Lubna Ahmed, Rebel With a Cause
What is he? A man or a woman? Why should women wear headscarves, that is, the hijab? I ended up asking, Was the Prophet Muhammad real?”
Jeffrey Tayler
· 13 min read
Why We Say 'Islamism' and Why We Should Stop
‘Islamism’ seems to offer the possibility of distinguishing Islam, the religion of over a billion Muslims, from the actions and ideas of violent movements that act in its name.
Blake Smith
· 7 min read
'Islamophobia' Hoaxes and the Rush to Judgment
Soon after, politicians at the upper echelons of the Canadian government rushed to express outrage at the incident, even though details remained scant.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read
The Autistic Buddha—An Interview
The fundamental Buddhist dictum is that “life is suffering” and that the only way of transcending this suffering is to face up to it squarely.
Claire Lehmann
· 6 min read
The Failed Hero’s Journey
A failed hero is a young person who finds that chaos insurmountable, and is swallowed by its overwhelming force.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
What Ancient Cultures Teach us About Grief, Mourning and Continuity of Life
The mourning traditions of earlier cultures prescribed precise patterns of behavior that facilitated the public expression of grief and provided support for the bereaved.
Daniel Wojcik and Robert Dobler
· 5 min read