Temporal Narcissism Most of us spend a lifetime waiting for the stars to align; and get through the day by […]

As with any inquiry, we must challenge our own presuppositions.  Sapience is largely about learning how to learn.  Indeed, even […]

Frank discussion of the (actual) origins of any given holy book is bound to be a fraught undertaking; as it […]

“I don’t believe in an afterlife. So I don’t have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven […]

Let’s define a panjandrum as a charismatic leader who has amassed a cult following, and employed demagogy as a tool […]

For many, there is a claim that is too enticing to resist: “This is THE book.  All that you–or anyone–will […]

Pilgrimages have played an integral role in religious activity since time immemorial.  The largest–and longest-practiced–is the Hindu “Kumbh Mela” in […]

Ernest Renan once noted that “Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation.”  Renan said this in 1882 […]

One might say that Jerusalem is the eternal city of the Jewish people in the same way that New York […]

The lexeme “Israel” has become an extremely loaded term in the post-War era.  After having undergone an onomastic metamorphosis over […]