Ten Commandments, zero context

Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?

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Ten Commandments, zero context

Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?

A mother-son road trip across the divide

Jedidiah Jenkins recounts a long drive with his conservative mother—and his attempt to navigate their complicated relationship.

Episode 47: Social psychologist Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Divine Radiance in Human Evolution

A conversation with Dairmuid O’Murchu about Aristotle, divine spirit, the climate crisis, and more

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Ten Commandments, zero context

Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?

A mother-son road trip across the divide

Jedidiah Jenkins recounts a long drive with his conservative mother—and his attempt to navigate their complicated relationship.

Consent, outrage, and the abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk

The philosophies of Gilles Deleuze and Fred Rogers are helping me make sense of the shameful footage.

The mysticism of Thea Bowman

As I studied Christian mystics, I kept wondering where the Black women were. Then I discovered Sister Thea.