Sightings Articles

The Symbolism of a Kiss?
A single human action can take on multiple meanings, personal, social, cultural, and even moral and religious.
April 21, 2023

Should We Watch Videos of Racialized Police Violence?
If we choose to watch depictions of brutality, we must do so keenly aware of the moral costs, benefits, and risks.
February 9, 2023

Moral Indignation and Reflections on Evangelicalism
The embrace of Herschel Walker by Georgia's white evangelicals reveals the betrayal of values once publicly espoused.
October 20, 2022

How Not to Be a Feckless Moral Hustler
A topsy-turvy story from the Zhuangzi shows up the limits of noble intentions
April 12, 2021

Getting Religion
“Getting Religion” is a concept born of H. L. Mencken’s observation that in the free market of American religion, citizens “get religion” when they convert or get steamed up. They do so in different ways and with different degrees of fever. Kenneth L...