The Polish Predicament
John Connelly reviews "Catholics on the Barricades: Poland, France, and 'Revolution,' 1891-1956."...
The Emperor and the Empty Tomb: An Ancient Inscription, an Eccentric Scholar, and the Human Need to Touch the Past
Is the Nazareth inscription the oldest artifact of Christianity? A mysterious document and an eccentric scholar hold the clues....
Destroyed by Truth
Tridip Suhrud's careful work on Gandhi's "Autobiography" helps readers understand the man's experiments with the truth and the self....
A Muslim Founder of the Social Sciences?
In "Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography," Robert Irwin sets out to both demythologize and re-mystify the influential 14th-century philosopher....
The Supernatural as Natural, Healthy, and Banal
Jeffrey J. Kripal has a big problem with Clay Routledge's "Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World."...
The Balancing Act of Buddhism 2.0
Stephen Batchelor’s new book, "Secular Buddhism," continues his reimagination of Buddhism for new times and places....
The Opiate of the Masses? Not So Fast.
In "Why We Need Religion," Stephen T. Asma argues that religion answers to a deep emotional need and therefore plays an irreplaceable role in societies....
The Motion of the Pestle
Liesl Schwabe reviews Gendun Chopel's "The Passion Book: A Tibetan Guide to Love & Sex."...
Left in Polytheism
Can the Hindu left be revived?...
Christianity and Resistance: An Interview with Alan Jacobs
A discussion of what it means to be a Christian in the age of Trump....
Vodou as Idea: On Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s “Ezili’s Mirrors”
Exploring the line between faith and fantasy, “voodoo” and Vodou, in Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s “Ezili’s Mirrors: Imagining Queer Black Genders.”...
Mystics and Interlopers
"How effective are Islamic states at satisfying the religious needs of their citizens?" Nile Green on "The Iranian Metaphysicals."...
