Speculation on Fundamentalism
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Religion | No Comments »The famous W.C. Fields tombstone message "On the whole I'd rather be in Philadelphia" was based on the blue laws (preventing commercial activity on Sunday) that seemed to close down a large city to the quiet of a small village, ...
Notes on the Sociology of Religion
Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in Religion | No Comments »A bright moment, religious scholars welcoming Derrida into their midst ^^^^^ We attend mystery when it appears, sometimes as threat or danger, sometimes as pleasure, sometimes as a promise of a long Methuselah-like life. ^^^^^ In earlier civilizations religion was anchored within specific tribal ...