Sacred & Profane
We may imagine that the sacred is set apart from life, but religion is involved in every aspect of our day-to-day world. How we live together and apart. How we argue. How we flourish. The sacred is the profane.
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The Letter of the Law
In this season of Sacred & Profane, we explore how religions have shaped the climate crisis -- and how they offer ways to imagine a different...
No Country is a Shangri-La
Bhutan is a small country in the Himalayas with a long Buddhist tradition, and a more recent reputation for embracing careful development and cultural...
American Iconoclasm
Over the last few years, Americans have removed statues from public spaces at what might be a record clip. In 2022, we spoke with art historian
When Verse Goes Viral
If you had to guess one of the best-selling poets in America, a long-dead Sufi mystic named Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi might not be at the top of your...
Field Notes: War on Christmas, Peace on Christmas
Here in the States, it's become an annual tradition for conservative commentators to bemoan the "war on Christmas." That's the idea that Christmas is...
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