The G20 Gets Religion

by Mary Ann Glendon

The two days of discussions began with a frank acknowledgment that religion has all too often been a source of, or a pretext for, conflict in today’s increasingly interdependent world. Continue Reading »

17 Nov 2022

Hart’s Turn To Heterodoxy

by Gerald McDermott

Universalism begins with the ancient gnostics, and once embraced by Christians, tends to unravel every major Christian dogma. This powerful tendency helps us understand—if not explain—Hart’s fall into Hindu metaphysics and gnostic theology. 
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18 Jul 2022

Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy

by Peter J. Leithart

Immense practical obstacles stand in the way of making the liberal principles of the Universal Declaration truly universal. Continue Reading »

10 May 2019

Evangelicals and Zen Masters

by Matthew Milliner

One evening in 1995, at an evangelical Bible study in New Jersey for twenty-­somethings, I learned that an acquaintance of mine had just dropped out of medical school and was planning to drive to a Hare Krishna ashram in Northern California. We were both tired of the kind of evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2019

Make Dharma Great Again

by Eduardo Andino

Being Different:  An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism by rajiv malhotra  harpercollins, 488 pages, $26.99 Following the Brexit referendum, The Economist wrote, “Farewell, left versus right. The contest that matters now is open against closed.” Rajiv . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2019

The Dangers of Hindu Nationalism

by Thomas Albert Howard

On January 30, 1948, the Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi with three bullets fired at point-blank range. It was but a few months earlier that the religious massacres tied to the partition of India and Pakistan had occurred. Hate and anger lingered. As many as . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2016

Yoga at the University

by Mark Movsesian

Earlier this month, controversy broke out when a Canadian university canceled a beginners’ yoga class it had offered for years. The reason for the class cancellation at the University of Ottawa is a bit murky, but a student government representative evidently told the instructor that the class . . . . Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2015

Hindu Nationalism, Indian Democracy

by Myron Weiner

India’s post-independence generation of leaders sought to keep religion at arm’s length from politics, regarding religion as a disruptive force. It was, after all, conflict between Hindus and Muslims that had led to massive violence and to the partition of India. These leaders wanted . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 1992