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“Restoring the Divine to the Care of the Earth”: On James W. Heisig’s “Of Gods and Minds”
Joseph S. O’Leary considers James W. Heisig's new book, "Of Gods and Minds."
Religion
"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal
The Medieval Myth of Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame is being restored — either as a sensationalized jewel of contemporary French architecture or as a monument to the “greatness” of France’s past.
Building Bridges, Climbing Walls: On “Nietzsche and Other Buddhas”
Jason M. Wirth's "Nietzsche and Other Buddhas" is an important book for an age marked by intolerance and disregard for the “other.”
Decoding the “Zhuangzi”: A Debate on Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio’s “Genuine Pretending”
David E. Cooper reviews "Genuine Pretending: On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi," and authors Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio respond.
Dismal Shores of Acheron: Touring Hell with Penguin Classics
"Finding language to describe the indescribable is the paradox of hell." Ed Simon reviews "The Penguin Book of Hell."
Reading Gandhi Reading
Amit Chaudhuri reviews the new critical edition of Gandhi’s autobiography.
How Would Bonhoeffer Vote?
As so many different political camps invoke Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joel Looper takes a deep dive into the late German theologian's political thought.
An Exquisite Cacophony: On Jay Wexler’s “Our Non-Christian Nation”
Dan Friedman reviews Jay Wexler's new book, "Our Non-Christian Nation."
A Quest for the Holy Grail: On D. W. Pasulka’s “American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology”
Samuel Loncar reviews D. W. Pasulka's new book, "American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology."
We Know Public Scholarship When We See It: On “America and Other Fictions”
Ben Railton reviews Ed Simon's recent essay collection, "America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion."
“My Life Is My Message”: Ramachandra Guha’s “Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914–1948”
Yugank Goyal reviews a massive new biography of Gandhi.
Dante’s Psychological Comedy
D. M. Black finds psychological depth in Dante’s “Comedy” and shares excerpts from his translation of “Purgatorio.”
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