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What Makes a Jew a Jew: On Steven Weitzman’s “The Origin of the Jews”
David Mikics examines “The Origin of the Jews” by Steven Weitzman.
Religion
"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal
Evangelical Politics in God’s Country
A new book provides a sweeping view of the political and theological influence of a loosely defined group.
The Awful Pleasures of Spiritual Pornography
A scholar of religion — attacked by conservative Christian authors — tries to understand their pique.
A Tapestry of Fame and Failure
Noah Kennedy reviews George Prochnik's "Stranger in a Strange Land."
The World Coming at Us Backward
Richard Kearney on Fanny Howe's "The Needle's Eye."
God’s New Faces
Joseph S. O'Leary on Richard Kearney and Jens Zimmermann's "Reimagining the Sacred."
The Soul of the Body: William Empson’s “The Face of the Buddha”
David Auerbach on William Empson’s “The Face of the Buddha.”
Opiate of the People: A Review of Ian Johnson’s “The Souls of China”
Johan Elverskog on the destruction of religious practice by the CPC in the 20th century, and their encouragement of religiosity in the 21st.
Sages and Holy Fools
Richard Kearney on Jason M. Wirth's "Commiserating with Devastated Things: Milan Kundera and the Entitlements of Thinking."
Wade in the Water: An Interview with Monica A. Coleman
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Monica A. Coleman about her faith in God, moving to Los Angeles, and her memoir, "Bipolar Faith."
Worse Than the “Vilest Strumpet”
Leigh Eric Schmidt on Bonnie S. Anderson's biography of Ernestine Rose, "The Rabbi's Atheist Daughter."
The Church of the Churchless
Phil Zuckerman on Leigh Eric Schmidt's "Village Atheists."
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