Decoding the Voynich Manuscript
November 8, 2017
In this popular episode of the podcast, we try to unlock the secrets of the Voynich Manuscript with Raymond Clemens from the Beinecke Library and Joseph Calamia, senior editor at… READ MORE
Category: Humanities
The Skin of Chaos —The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed (part 1)
November 7, 2017
This is part one of a three-part series. Read part two and three. World-renowned poet Adonis and award-winning artist Adel Abdessemed present a record of their passionate conversations in Paris in this… READ MORE
Does the Bible Really Reject Sacrifices?
November 5, 2017
Göran Eidevall— According to a popular theory, the most prominent representatives of the prophetic movement in ancient Israel and Judah were radically anti-cultic. Many scholars have claimed that the so-called… READ MORE
The Spirit of the Text
November 3, 2017
David Bentley Hart— When I came to the task of producing my own translation of the New Testament, I knew that there are certain words and phrases in the text… READ MORE
The future of Islamism
October 27, 2017
Tarek Osman— Arab Islamism has always tried to design the future in the image of the past. The Islamists have repeatedly tried to impose their own interpretations of certain episodes… READ MORE
Ep. 8 – A History of Things That Go Bump in the Night
October 26, 2017
On this special Halloween edition of the podcast, cultural historian Leo Braudy, author of Haunted, sat down with us to talk about the history of monsters and other scary creatures. Spooky!… READ MORE
Sense of righteousness
October 21, 2017
Robert A. Burt— The judicial task is not mechanistic but properly and necessarily involves judgment. In particular, judges must understand themselves as ultimately promoting equal deliberation among conflicting parties rather… READ MORE
James Joyce Goes to Denmark
October 7, 2017
Morten Høi Jensen— One day in mid-August 1936, the Danish modernist writer Tom Kristensen, author of the great novel Havoc (1928), stood in line in Politiken’s bookshop in central Copenhagen… READ MORE
Memory and Time from Mark to Luke-Acts
October 6, 2017
Eve-Marie Becker— To remember the past and to reflect about time is considered to be a basic human attitude. Memorizing the past and reflecting about time gives orientation in present… READ MORE
The Monastery and the Microscope
October 4, 2017
James Doty— Over the past few days, you have heard my colleagues discuss evolution, neuroanatomy, empathy, compassion, affiliative behavior, and the impact of genetics and the environment, as well as… READ MORE
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