Religion as Love: An Ode to My Colombian Grandmother
My grandmother is a tough woman – tougher than I’ll ever be. I, for one, do not envy her having had to raise five kids on an elementary school teacher’s […]
Warm Universe, Cold Universe
by Barry Klassel, Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University It’s almost midnight. Two friends in their twenties walk down the beach toward the water. Behind them, the lights of the city […]
Science Isn’t ‘Straight From The Gut’: A Response to Creationism
By Julien Musolino Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University In a recent piece entitled Creationism Has Merit, Daily Targum columnist Ed Reep explains that “[he] just want[ed] to show the public […]
Nordic Larp: What It Is And Why It Matters (Part II)
Last week, I gave a brief introduction to an immersive, dramatic, and academic style of live-action role-playing known as Nordic larp. This week I am going to share more about […]
Nordic Larp: What It Is And Why It Matters (Part I)
About six months ago I participated in a game called “Mad About the Boy”. I’d like to share with you how that experience changed my perceptions both of myself and […]
The Problem With Blasphemy Laws, & What You Can Do
By Michael De Dora CFI Representative to the United Nations A young person, after being raised within a traditionally religious and authoritative family, begins to question the veracity of the […]
Democracy in Islam & Possibilities for Interfaith Relations
Everyone’s eyes are watching the Arab world, and rightly so. The story is in not any way over yet! In my opinion, the Arab Spring could possibly be the biggest […]
“Of Our Spiritual Strivings”
By Raj Gopal Rutgers University Check out this classic essay by the great African-American scholar and writer W.E.B. Du Bois, entitled “Of Our Spiritual Strivings”. It’s the essay that engendered […]
Movie Review: “Examined Life”
If you’re anything like me, you’re a little bit addicted to documentaries. And maybe you have seen one particular film floating around your Netflix recommendations called Examined Life. Perhaps your […]
To Walt Whitman, From Mark Twain
By Raj Gopal Rutgers University Here’s a letter from Mark Twain, perhaps the greatest American novelist, to Walt Whitman, perhaps the greatest American poet. It’s a movingly sincere ode to […]
Applied Sentience 