Religion

"You always admire what you really don't understand."

— Blaise Pascal

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  Yearning for Transcendence

  Rachel Howard reviews Sands Hall’s memoir of her seduction by and escape from Scientology.

  Rachel HowardDec 31, 2019

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Religion

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  One Nation, Not Under God

  Stephen Rohde reviews "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American" by Andrew L. Seidel.

  Stephen RohdeDec 29, 2019

  • History

  • Law

  • Politics

  • Religion

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  Ultra Soft Power

  Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Roel Sterckx’s “Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought.”

  Paul J. D’AmbrosioDec 29, 2019

  • Around the World

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Religion

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  Rewriting the Book of Love

  Erik Gray reviews "Love: A New Understanding of an Ancient Emotion" by Simon May.

  Erik GrayDec 22, 2019

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Religion

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  Dave Barry and the Jews

  It’s funny, yes, but is it good for the Jews?

  Dan FriedmanDec 15, 2019

  • Nonfiction

  • Religion

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  Starting Over: On Amber Scorah’s “Leaving the Witness”

  Katie Gaddini reviews “Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life,” the debut memoir from Amber Scorah.

  Katie GaddiniDec 15, 2019

  • Around the World

  • Religion

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  Melancholy Recollections: On Sarah Abrevaya Stein’s “Family Papers”

  Sarah Abrevaya Stein’s “Family Papers” is a rigorously researched chronicle of a Sephardic clan.

  Elaine MargolinNov 28, 2019

  • Around the World

  • History

  • Religion

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  The Thousand Masks of the Unreal

  Sam Gee reviews a recent biography of Martin Buber, as well as the recent republication of Buber's "Daniel: Dialogues on Realization."

  Sam GeeNov 20, 2019

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Religion

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  A Journey with the God of the Qur’an

  Ebrahim Moosa reviews Jack Miles's "God in the Qur’an."

  Ebrahim MoosaNov 10, 2019

  • Religion

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  The Atheist Illusion

  Ed Simon parses “Seven Types of Atheism” by John Gray.

  Ed SimonOct 21, 2019

  • Religion

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  The Ravages of Revelation

  How three “garage philosophers” fought off a divine invasion in early 1970s California.

  Rob LathamOct 19, 2019

  • Cultural Studies

  • Religion

  • SF

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  The Poet in the Pulpit: On the Brilliant, Homely Homilies of Gerard Manley Hopkins

  Brett Beasley considers "The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Sermons and Spiritual Writings," recently released by Oxford University Press.

  Brett BeasleyOct 16, 2019

  • Poetry

  • Religion