Tag: Religion and society
How the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years
Ralph H. Craig III, Stanford University
When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at...
Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship
Emily Katz, Michigan State University
While most love songs are inspired by the joys and heartaches of romantic relationships,...
Sunzi, ‘shì’ and strategy: How to read ‘Art of War’ the...
Scott D. McDonald, Tufts University
In the mid-1990s, I picked up the military classic “Art of War” hoping to...
What’s going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep?...
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
Claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and weeping statues have been...
Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension
Mario Orospe Hernández, Arizona State University
Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium deposits...
Plans for religious charter school, though rejected for now, are already...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can...
Defying the Holocaust didn’t just mean uprising and revolt: Remembering Jews’...
Chad Gibbs, College of Charleston
Richard Glazar insisted that no one survived the Holocaust without help. To this Prague-born...
From goddesses and rabbits to theology and ‘Superstar’: 4 essential reads...
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
What’s Easter about? In some ways, the answer is pretty simple: Jesus Christ, and Christians’...