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January 2019

January 21, 2019

MLK’s Dreams & Legacies: Who Is Forming You?

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I am aware of two significant—though also painful—anniversaries...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

“The Hidden Life of Trees”

As I have been learning more about the hidden life of trees, I have also...

December 14, 2018

November 2018

November 30, 2018

“Privacy, Social Justice, & Survival in a Hyper-connected World”

The late Alan Westin (1929 - 2013) was a Professor of Public Law & Government...

November 16, 2018

“History Teaches Us To Resist”

On the other side of Election Day, many systems of oppression remain in place, but...

November 05, 2018

“The People vs. Democracy”

On the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, it is important to be honest, clear,...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

What Liberal Fundamentalism Is— and What It Isn’t

Nathan Walker’s fascinating and provocative book Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person...

October 11, 2018

The Greatest Showman: “P. T. Barnum: The Legend & the Man”

Have you seen the film The Greatest Showman? The movie is quite good in many ways--especially...

October 03, 2018

“Being Gendered in the 21st Century”

The Genderbread Person is a playful but serious graphic attempt to visualize the four broad...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Brené Brown, True Belonging, & the Courage to Stand Alone

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, who has spent...

September 20, 2018

The Mysteries of the Kabbalah for Today: How to Move Deeper into the Life You Already Have

In response to the word Kabbalah, many people have a vague notion that it relates...

September 12, 2018

Sharpening Our Pitchforks: How to Decrease the Income Inequality Gap

What is a billion? What is a trillion? If you have an intuitive grasp of...

June 2018

June 15, 2018

Spooky Action at a Distance

Donald Hoffman is a professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine. A...

June 08, 2018

”We Are Already Saved from Perfection”

The first time I remember reflecting on the meaning of utopia was when I was...

May 2018

May 17, 2018

The Story Behind Little Women: Louisa May Alcott, Transcendentalism, & Unexpected Success

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is best known as the author of the 1868 novel Little...

May 01, 2018

How Many Earths Would It Take For Everyone To Live Your Lifestyle?

The number of human beings on this planet has septupled (increased sevenfold) in a mere...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

“We Must Save Ourselves from Our Low Ambitions”: Why Human Rights Are Inalienable, Not Inevitable

A few weeks ago, I blogged about Artificial Intelligence in the near future in a...

April 12, 2018

Why You Should Watch “Come Sunday” on Netflix

"What would you do if a bus filled with African-American Universalist Christians arrived at your...

April 04, 2018

How Did Christianity Grow from 20 people to 30 million in 370 years?

I recently finished the religion scholar Bart Ehrman’s latest book titled The Triumph of Christianity:...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Is Artificial Intelligence “Progress” or Programming Human Obsolesce?

Yesterday I posted on Is Your Job Predictable? Immigrants Aren’t Coming for Your Job, *Robots* Are....

March 28, 2018

Is Your Job Predictable? Immigrants Aren’t Coming for Your Job, *Robots* Are

There is a lot of xenophobic fearmongering these days about immigration. But as the saying...

February 2018

February 16, 2018

“Live Your Life as a Work of Art”: The Spiritual Practice of Creativity

Dar Williams is one of my favorite singer-songwriters. And one of her many memorable songs...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

“The Dharma of ‘The Princess Bride’”

This past year was the 30th anniversary of The Princess Bride. And although I have...

January 25, 2018

“The Price of Monotheism”

A few weeks ago, my wife and I heard a knock on our door around...

January 18, 2018

Dangerous Friendships, Golden Shadows, & the Legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the theologically conservative church of my childhood, I was asked to believe some fairly...

January 11, 2018

Why “Freedom of Religion” Doesn’t Protect the Right to Discriminate in Public #Torda450

As the saying goes, one of the reasons we study our past is that, although...

January 04, 2018

What Do You Want To Say “Yes” & “No” to in this New Year?

Here we are again: at the beginning of another year. Over 365 days, our species...

December 2017

December 30, 2017