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

It is important to dispel misconceptions about a “Golden Age” propounded in ANY sacred history.  This must be done with […]

As we saw in the previous essays, certain narratives resonate with people across cultures.  Different folklore can even stem from […]

Mythemes are timeless motifs in folklore.  They can be found in mythology around the world, throughout history.  They recur in […]

Things have not always been how we now think of them.  As we saw in the previous essay, this goes […]

How we think about things now is not necessarily how those things used to be.  Nevertheless, so far as our […]

Generally speaking, collective memory is formed according to any given community’s (desired) legacy.  As might be expected, this does not […]

It is imperative to acknowledge the prevalence of Salafism in Islam’s history if a program for Reform is to be […]

There is an oft-made claim that Salafism is a uniquely modern-day phenomenon.  The following two-part essay aims to debunk this […]

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