I kept cleaning up the kitchen, I couldn’t watch. I went upstairs to grade papers, but found myself listening for what was happening, and then, I came back downstairs again just in time to see Felix Baumgartner jump out of the craft that would send him hurling through space. I thought of all the [...]

How threatening is religion? To a government, to a status quo, to a lifestyle? Is Barack Obama’s Protestantism threatening? What about Mitt Romney’s Mormonism? It’s a fascinating question we’ve been addressing in Major World Religions. Lately we’ve been talking about the “threatening” power of Confucianism. How could Confucius’ legacy endure for so long, and then [...]

I’m transient. This time my journey takes me back to college. Actually, I’m back to teach this time: Major World Religions. Twice a week I go to class and talk about how religion is shaping the news, in good and bad ways. The Major World Religions students get to hear that from me often. I [...]