Sightings Articles
Stating the Religious in Egypt and Elsewhere — Benjamin Schonthal
The current political jostling in Egypt between the Muslim Brotherhood and various individuals and organizations grouped under the title "Salafis" should give pause to those who view the "Arab autumn" primarily as a contest between Islamists and secu...
December 8, 2011
Making Violence Buddhist — Benjamin Schonthal
In a recent Sightings column Martin E. Marty drew attention to a feature of Buddhism that many Americans find startling: there are Buddhist texts that seem to legitimate war. Marty’s observation contravenes a commonly-held belief that Buddhism is exc...