In Search of a Science of Consciousness — Philosopher Alva Noe reviews Waking, Dreaming, and Being, (Columbia Univ. Press, 2014) a new book by Evan Thompson on neuroscience, the problem of consciousness, and religious meditation. Thompson continues the ongoing discussion on the phenomenological gap between what neuroscience accounts for and what we actually experience.
A Teacher’s Guide to Discussing Religion in the Public Classroom
A Teacher’s Guide to Discussing Religion in the Public Classroom — From a public high school social studies teacher, this brief article continues the discussion of the place of religion in tax-funded schools and the role of religious content in civil discourse in a liberal democracy.
Pop Culture Gets Religion (or not)
Pop Culture Gets Religion (or not) — Christianity Today offers a 2014 summary of God in pop culture. It includes themes about memory, justice, the source of evil, the recent Bible movies, and other ways that popular culture presents religious ideas our students take in.
The 2014 International Awards Program for Religious Art and Architecture
The 2014 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture — Jury members agreed that religious art and architecture are flourishing throughout the world, and that artists, architects, liturgical designers, students, and others are exploring ways to balance tradition with new demands of religious practice. The landscape of sacred space is changing, along with dramatic […]
Call for Clergy to Shun Civil Marriage Ceremonies
Call for Clergy to Shun Civil Marriage Ceremonies — Here is the NYT on the Marriage Pledge published in First Things in December, 2014. The pledge commits clergy members not to sign “government-provided marriage certificates.” This Times piece includes several statements and links that may help with a two-kingdoms analysis.
