Buddhism for a Secular Age
February 13, 2017
Stephen Batchelor— Our current use of the terms “religious” and “secular” are determined by the senses they have acquired in modernity. Since they have no equivalents in any of the… READ MORE
Category: Humanities
Material Theology and Christian Religion
February 9, 2017
Terry Eagleton— One of the greatest of all Christian theologians turns out to be in some respects a full-blooded materialist. This is not entirely surprising, since Christianity itself is in some… READ MORE
The Women Who Made the Modern Children’s Book World
February 7, 2017
Timothy Young— The history of children’s books is still being written. While there are important writers working in the field, much needs to be done to bring the rigor of… READ MORE
The View from the Postcolonial Caucasus
December 29, 2016
Rebecca Gould— High in the mountains running along the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia, in the garrison town of Zaqatala, former outpost of the famed Imam Shamil who in the… READ MORE
The Lesser-Known Works of Miguel de Cervantes
December 26, 2016
Roberto González Echevarría— Twelve brilliant short novels, packed with compelling plots and fascinating characters, redolent with literary games of the greatest variety and sophistication, were the author of Don Quixote’s… READ MORE
How The Nutcracker Can Help Heal Post-Election America
December 22, 2016
Jennifer Fisher— Heading into the holiday season, many Americans will have tickets for The Nutcracker, or at least they will be considering which of the twelve nearby versions to see…. READ MORE
A Closer Look at Contemporary Greek Fiction
December 15, 2016
Today, we’re highlighting two works of contemporary Greek fiction published in English through our Margellos series: Thanassis Vatinos’s Orthokostá and Zyranna Zateli’s At Twilight They Return. First released in 1994 to a… READ MORE
Bob Dylan: Reluctant Prophet
December 9, 2016
David Yaffe— The biggest misconception about Dylan, among the unbelievers, is that his cawing derision is somehow an impediment to appreciation. The second biggest (and this is among the believers)… READ MORE
Religion and the State in China
December 7, 2016
Chloë Starr— Religion in China is closely managed by legislation. Unlike the U.S., where church and state are technically separate, the Chinese state governs religion just as it governs other… READ MORE
From Sinophobia to Sinophilia
December 6, 2016
Albert Wu— Consider the following stereoscopic photograph, taken by the famous travel photographer James Ricalton in 1900 and published by the popular distributor Underwood and Underwood in a box set… READ MORE
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