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January 2017

January 10, 2017

Huston Smith — A Spiritual Companion to Millions

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Huston Smith was well into his 90s. His mind was sharp....

June 2016

June 14, 2016

Religious Pluralism at the Hagia Sophia — Where Christianity and Islam Meet

Note: I wrote this post a few years ago after a trip to Turkey and...

June 08, 2016

Why It’s Better to Receive Than to Give — Reflections of a Former Atheist

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Samir Selmanovic grew up atheist. His family, like so many Croatian intellectuals...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

‘God’s a Loser and So Is Jesus’ — ‘Onion’ Founder Channels Trump

God is a Grade-A loser who can't control his brand. And so is Jesus, for that matter, a...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

I’m Not a Sinner and Neither Are You. Here’s Why

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Am I a sinner? I don't think so. Lots of traditional...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

John Shelby Spong: Yes, We’re Going to Heaven, But It’s Not Where You Think

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Some books are even better the second time around. That's the...

November 12, 2015

John Donne — A Passionate Poet Bursts Into the Twenty-First Century

I was a junior in college and I was smitten. Who was the lucky guy?...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Belief is Seriously Overrated

By Barbara Falconer Newhall My brothers had charged me with planning the memorial service for...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Jesus is Everywhere in Europe’s Old Churches — But He’s Mostly Dead

I ducked in and out of churches all over Europe last month -- up the...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

The Creeds — Do We Really Have to Believe All That Stuff?

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Here’s a question for you. Do you have to believe to...

January 2015

January 03, 2015

The Hagia Sophia: Face to Face With Islam – In a Christian Church

As a Christian who was born, grew up and has lived her entire life in...