Sightings Articles
What Makes a Conflict "Religious"?
Sometimes our categories conceal more than they reveal
June 7, 2021
The 1776 Report: Mind the (Religion) Gap
The revealing omissions in Trump's revisionist history of American Christianity
February 25, 2021
History-less Judgments
Paul Tillich’s “religion is the soul of culture and culture is the form of religion” is not the only thing to say on the subject(s), but it is a provocative inspiration to those who reflect on and who write about each. Let me follow that inspiration ...
August 8, 2016
A Legacy Greater Than “I-Thou”: A Usable Bible and a Usable Martin Buber
What can German-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber still offer us fifty years after his death? Best known for his landmark book, I and Thou, which describes the possibility of encountering God when fully present to another person, Buber (1878-1965) w...