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• Feeling Bookish

  

  It does my soul good to attend a used book sale.  I recently attended one while on a visit to Ithaca.  Everyone was wearing a mask. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• You Have the Right to Remain

  

  It’s strange sitting in a meeting where you’ve written a book on the topic under discussion and nobody knows about it.  This is one of the problems of publishin... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shunned

  

  Belonging is important for our species.  As much as some of us may be introverts, we still need other people.  Given the wide divisions of human interests and... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Looking In

  

  There’s a real danger to the lifelong study of religion.  Learning to look at any tradition from the point of view of an observer will create a sense of being o... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Our Stories

  

  People’s stories are interesting.  The received wisdom is that if you wish to change a politician’s mind, tell her or him a story.  In fact, it seems that... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Considering the Time

  

  Does anybody else find the name “Office 365” ominous?  Perhaps I’ve been reading too much about Orwell, but the idea that work is waiting for you every single... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just Justice

  

  Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on UnsplashLike many people raised to believe in democracy, I’m distressed to see that the right wing, worldwide, has taken to... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Women and Mothers

  

  This is our first Mother’s Day with a female Vice President.  After four years of a female-groping administration, it feels like we’ve made a turn in the right... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Artificial Priorities

  

  Maybe it has happened to you.  Or perhaps it only affects ultra-early risers.  I’ll be in the middle of typing a blog post when a notice appears on my computer... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reviewing Nightmares

  

  If you’ve wanted a copy of Nightmares with the Bible but the cost is a little dear, I might recommend you look on the Reading Religion website where, as of my... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Welcome the Stranger

  

  Welcome, sibling! Have you ever contributed to a genealogy online?  I know not everyone’s into their ancestry, but there’s enough of the treasure-hunt to it, an... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pricing out of Business

  

  Maybe you’re like most normal people and don’t pay much attention to who the publisher of a book is.  If you read a lot, and can get behind the glitz and glam o... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• As Nature Directs

  

  The news about the “stampede” in Israel last week is tragic.  People like to gather in large crowds once in a while.  Religious events are sometimes such... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learning from Nature

  

  Netflix is one of those companies that has shown that new models for providing both television and movies are emerging.  Of course there are many subscription... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dark and Light

  

  I perhaps have nothing new to say about Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness. It was published before I was ten, and although I grew up reading... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Joyous Beltane

  

  Every year around Beltane, I think of The Wicker Man. Of course, the holiday itself, aka May Day, is no cause for alarm. What makes the movie so effective—and... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Post-1984

  

  To truly understand a religion, you must be part of it. This is the dilemma that underlies the entire discipline of religious studies. And it all comes down to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Cost of Content

  

  Those who don’t read this blog (you, my friend, are in a rarified crowd) aren’t aware of my antipathy to tech for tech’s sake. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More About Nightmares

  

  I became aware of TheoFantastique many years ago. Being new to social media myself, I was impressed at how professional and intelligent the site was. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Literary Life

  

  Trying to live a literary life is, I suppose, irresponsible.  Especially if your efforts and writing bring basically no money. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY