Tag: Faith

La Fiesta de La Tirana: Integrating Spirituality, Corporality, and Tradition

In the middle of the Atacama desert there’s a small village called La Tirana, with a regular population of around 1,200 inhabitants. The village has a few streets,…

Quo Vadis: Religious Experience and Critical Thinking

I was a high school english teacher in a suburban high school, and I am currently teaching philosophy at a community college in New Jersey. At various moments…

A Mountain of Faith

It was the middle of nowhere—nothing but sand, the occasional old car or rusted out piece of machinery, a strange lake known as the Salton Sea, and in…