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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]