Signs and Wonders
Ultimately, Bidwell Smith mixes memoir with reportage to paint bustling, often wondrous pictures of posthumous worlds, and her ongoing inquiry …
Religion
"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal
Forty Years’ War
Is God Necessary?
"Had I asked 'Is God necessary?' a few centuries ago, I would have probably been stoned to death or burned alive."
The Purist’s Dilemma: Spiritual Pollution in a Modern World
Some segments of the Haredi community have adopted increasingly strict interpretations of Jewish law.
A Mother Where?
"'Wrestling the Angel' is a comprehensive synthesis of Mormon theology."
A Matter of Trust
Belief is not what you think.
A Bloody Affair
Contributor Guy Stagg reviews "Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence" by Karen Armstrong.
Gronking Jesus
"The Lost Gospel by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson is not the worst book ever written...But is perhaps the worst book ever written about Jesus."
The Anxiety of Misquotation
"Who exactly is misquoting Muhammad? Just about everyone."
Mystical Assassinations
Macbeth is the most political of Shakespeare’s heroes because he kills his king not out of hatred, envy, or even ambition, but to gain power for its own sake. He pursues this abstract aim like a somnambulist, following the logic of politics, in its purest form, to a tragic end.
Holy Terrors
"The weighty task of wrenching terrorism and martyrdom apart and policing the divide between them takes place on a daily basis in news commentary and water cooler conversation."
Atheism and Its Discontents
What makes atheism so radically different is its desire to meet the extraordinary truth claims of religion head-on with rival propositions about the world.
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