Tag: Religion and society
Who’s who at the Vatican?
Daniel Speed Thompson, University of Dayton
For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news...
Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore:...
An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of...
Yunsuh Nike Wee, Oklahoma State University; Daniel Sznycer, Oklahoma State University, and Jaimie Arona Krems, University of California, Los Angeles
Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ almost didn’t air − and why...
Stephen Lind, University of Southern California
It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The...
Why the religious beliefs of Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth matter
Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida
The most serious allegations against Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to head the...
On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps...
Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee
Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment...
What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and...
Paul S. Atkins, University of Washington
On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore...
Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains −...
Kendra Thomas, Hope College
On April 3, 1968, standing before a crowded church, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
