: Religion after atheism After atheism can religion be rebuilt? For philosopher Paul Ricoeur, religion after atheism must be …
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Post-Secular Artist? Nine Reflections on the Art of Patrick Heron
The last few years have seen a deep questioning of the central tenets of the theory of …
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How to teach science and religion in schools
Michael Reiss, clergyman and director of education at the Royal Society, a leading science …
: God-like Google? Nick Carr posted a piece about the ‘Omnigoogle’, accusing it of being messianic in tone. …
: What have you ever learned by heart and was it worth it? I came across a recent blog post lamenting the loss of rote learning of the Catechism in the …
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Can hierarchical thinking fix climate change?
A recent article about business responses to global warming highlights the extent to which …
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Linking Virtual Worlds
Supposedly, Australians are leaving Second Life in droves. It seems, though, the researcher Kim …
: Does 'belief' matter? A Coda What is the relationship between belief and rule-keeping? Which matters more in religion? These …
: Magic needs rules Magic requires rules. Here is what anthropologist Marcel Mauss has to say: ‘Far from being the …
: Calling all Unthinking Anglicans! The Thinking Anglicans website, http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk, is worth a look. Curiously I …
: How important is ‘belief’? Three questions and a tentative answer A while back Rabbi Jonathan Romain wrote thoughtfully on some Jewish approaches to the existence or …
: Ironies of the Netbook The book is a relative newcomer in western society. It began its career in the mid-15th century and …
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Would we be better off without religion?
I’m planning to attend a public debate on religion, organised by Intelligence Squared. The …
: Here Comes the Sun King I’m interested right now in Jaime Laura’s latest book, Christian Texts for Aztecs. This …
: Peak Oil talk: has it peaked? According to Nielsen’s trend monitor, BlogPulse, weblog mentions of ‘Peak Oil’ …
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What we argue about when we argue about global warming
British Journalist George Monbiot has been writing a number of pieces about a TV …
: It's not (all) about God - Part 1 Why is it that when you glance over at organised religion you find yourself in the middle of an …
: Why shouldn't the Pope wear Prada? Is there a sense in the Vatican's reply to the rumours about the Pope's clothing choice that he …
: Can atheism make a new type of religion possible? The French philosopher Paul Ricoeur wrote: ‘Atheism is not limited in meaning to the mere negation …