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Smelling a Secular Funk: Debating the Power of Religion in The Public Sphere
A supergroup of philosophers gathered in New York last week to talk about religion and public life, about the “centrality of the catastrophic” in today’s political context, and about considering the “uncommon” as opposed to “common ground” as a basis for ethics.
Gay Ain’t the New Black, But…
With a new essay on black, gay civil rights giant, Bayard Rustin, Rev. Sekou makes the case for comparisons between the gay rights and Civil Rights movements.
School of (Patriotic) Rock
A professor of religious studies, challenged to write a patriotic song that isn’t militaristic, is inspired by texts on our democratic project.