Understanding the Miracle of Hanukkah Through the Ancient World's Prism of Horrors
Judah’s men were not gentle souls.
Jonathan Kay
· 6 min read
Religion
A collection of 159 posts
Luciferina — An Interview with Amanda Knox
Knox found the fortitude to survive her crucible and the talent to start over. Hers is a voice I will definitely be waiting to hear more of.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 8 min read
On God and Politics — Comparing Žižek and Peterson
Both claim to not believe in some God who literally exists as an independent being. Both believe that a proper conception of God engenders support for the individual and personal freedom.
Matt McManus
· 11 min read
Upholding the Jihadists' Veto
The Court’s decision therefore constitutes a clear and present danger to the emerging consensus that blasphemy laws are incompatible with international human rights law.
Jacob Mchangama and Flemming Rose, Jacob Mchangama
· 7 min read
The Onward March of Christian Political Power
So the Christian Right, one of society’s most formidable voting blocs, is shaped to a significant degree by charismatic Christian personalities, politically-active conservative organizations, and right-wing media.
Berny Belvedere
· 9 min read
The Preachers of the Great Awokening
Sinners are threatened not by an angry god, but by a righteous mob.
Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard
· 13 min read
The Destructive Illusion of Moral Authority
We won’t find moral objectivity in ever-shifting claims about divine revelations.
Ben Bayer
· 8 min read
Religions, Nations, and Other Useful Fictions
But it has been entirely exorcised, emptied of soul and Christianity, respecting only the machine underneath.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
Liberals Have Compromised Their Values — Interview with Ali A. Rizvi
Europeans challenged their own religion during the Enlightenment, and we’re all benefiting from their efforts today. But when non-Europeans want to do the same, it’s ‘Islamophobia’?
Maarten Boudry, Ali A. Rizvi
· 17 min read
The Peculiar Opacity of Jordan Peterson's Religious Views
If you’ve ever heard Peterson discuss the subject or read either of his books, the answers he provided in Vancouver will not surprise you.
Matt Johnson
· 11 min read
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
Sam Harris Is Not 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 on Fundamentalism and 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 — 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
Canada's Cult of the Noble Savage Harms 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