Tag: Religion

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…

What About the Jesus Movement?

My humanities moment came with my conversion from Islam to Christianity. It opened a wide world for me and enabled me to see that my new faith was…

How Theology Helped Me Succeed in International Business

In any successful international business venture, you need to understand another culture. That’s the advice that James Hackett gives to his students. In this video, he reflects on…

A (Buddhist) Conversation in Yangon

Intentionally wandering in Yangon, Burma with a good friend, led to being found by two Buddhist monks our same age. I was there to study how Buddhism influences…

God Wink

Today I went to Smoothie King after I left the gym, like I always do. As I neared the drive thru window, a little voice inside my head…

U. S. Representative David Price on the Influence of Reinhold Niebuhr

In this excerpt from a podcast with National Humanities Center Robert D. Newman, U. S. Representative David Price reflects on the transformative experience of reading the work of…

The Transformative Power of Dialogue

Growing up in a very small town that once had the most churches per capita in the country, Catherine Newell was around many people who were believers. Moving…

The Best Motivational Token

It was a late night on September 14th, and school was at an overwhelming high. My new organization had just kicked off so all of my time was…