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The Occult
Closely related to astrology and magic was the practice of the occult which was another feature of ancient science....
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From the Executive Director—May 2008
Spring is here, and that means that “conference mode” is in full flower here at the Institute! Plans are...
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Review of Catherine Keller’s The Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming
Catherine Keller, The Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming, Routledge, 2003. 368 pages. $46.95. Catherine Keller is...
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Klaus Held on Religion, Science and Democracy in European Culture
Klaus Held, from the University of Wuppertal, has recently written a brilliant essay on the identity of European culture....
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Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough?
Three weeks ago I recounted a lot of tough problems raised over the ages about how cause and effect...
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Leeches on the Road to Enlightenment
I have long claimed to practice Buddhist mindfulness, but for me that means filling my mind full with as...
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Emmanuel Levinas’ Challenge to the Modern European Cultural Identity
Also check out Deconstructing Europe, Emanuel Paparella’s new weekly column in the Global Spiral. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– “I am quite...
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The Evolution of the Soul: A Thought Experiment
For all its success in sounding Roland’s horn to save planet Earth, Al Gore’s multi-media ecology lesson An Inconvenient...
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The World of Magic
In everyday usage, magic refers to a trick or a clever illusion. But the term has a more serious...
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A Common Morality
Following up on the CUA conference (see previous post), here’s some wisdom from Jacques Maritain, the “old peasant of...
