Approaching Religious Violence: Part I
Part one of a three-part series on religious violence by Suzanne Schneider.
This month: “True Religion” and the Limits of Religious Freedom Continue Reading →
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The Patient Body: Healthcare and the Kiss of Jesus
A monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine. Continue Reading →
Give Us This Day Our Daily Links
Where it’s due: A giant cheer to our fellow traveler Meera Subramanian (Killing the Buddha) for having her “India’s Vanishing Vultures” (VQR, Spring 2011) named as one of the best long form articles of the year.
Hitch Heaven: Ross Douthat, the super smarmy New York Times op-ed columnist known for giving women and fantasists the creeps, condescends to know Christopher Hitchen’s cold dead heart. Continue Reading →
Atheist Solidarity with Religious Minorities?
An excerpt from Austin Dacey’s review of Christopher Hitchens’ new memoir, Hitch-22:
The Christian West, after all, did not migrate towards secular government by mass conversion to atheism. The leading public arguments and examples came from Christian minorities—Anabaptists like Balthazar Hubmaier; Puritans like Roger Williams, John Milton, and John Locke. Even Spinoza’s case for secularism was premised on his reading of the Bible.
Ch-Ch-Changes
Vanity Fair‘s Christopher Hitchens takes a loyalty oath; The New Republic‘s Jeffrey Rosen considers conversion; and The New York Times‘ David Brooks plays the part of the A.C.L.U. These and other scenes from the Ethics and Public Policy Continue Reading →
Hitchens Named “Promoter of the Faith”
Actually, the Vatican abolished that office — also known as the “devil’s advocate” — 20 years ago, but when it came time to beatify Mother Teresa, the Church turned to Christopher Hitchens, Continue Reading →