Sightings Articles
The Democratic Secularization of a Political Religion – Another View on Brexit
When Zhou Enlai was asked about the implications of the French Revolution, he famously said: ”Too early to tell.” This is only an anecdote and “Brexit” is certainly not a historical event on the scale of the French Revolution, but without any doubt,...
July 8, 2016
Malaise in Europe -- Martin E. Marty
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, some Americans remembered the religious and not-wholly-commercial base of this national holiday. The religious element bade citizens to look backward with thanks and forward with a spirit of newness and resolve. Yesterday,...