When I first met Megan Tan, she was a talented photojournalist at the daily paper where I was a religion reporter.
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The Intrepid Women of Exodus: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Feminist Seder Supplement
Passover is nigh and the Notorious R.B.G. has spoken. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has released a supplementary Seder reading highlighting the role of women in the Exodus narrative. Ginsburg—who is the first Jewish woman ever appointed to the Court—decided to contribute a feminist perspective after being asked by a Jewish nonprofit to write on social […]
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Living With Depression: A Reading List
“We read to know that we are not alone,” so sayeth C.S. Lewis, via William Nicholson. I want you to know that this holiday season, you are not alone.
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I Kissed Christianity Goodbye: Four Stories About Leaving Religion
I want to honor the stories of women who left religion (the Christian faith, in particular), and these are four thoughtful, poetic meditations.
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I Kissed Christianity Goodbye: Four Stories About Leaving Religion
Today, I want to honor the stories of women who left religion (the Christian faith, in particular), and these are four thoughtful, poetic meditations.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape Rukmini Callimachi | New York Times | Aug. 13, 2015 | 16 minutes (4,011 words) Twenty-one […]
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The Day My Brother Took a Life and Changed Mine Forever
I grew up idolizing my brother. Then he killed a man.
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Aldous Huxley’s Influence on the Esalen Institute
Although Murphy and Price [Michael Murphy and Dick Price, Esalen’s founders] actually met Aldous Huxley only once, in January of 1962 when the author visited them briefly in Big Sur shortly before his death on November 22, 1963 (the same day, it turns out, that JFK was assassinated), his intellectual and personal influence on the […]
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How Rival Gardens of Eden in Iraq Survived ISIS, Dwindling Tourists, And Each Other
Against all odds, Iraq’s religious tourism infrastructure has endured.
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Inside the Universal Life Church, the Internet’s One True Religion
Most people know the Universal Life Church as a quick and easy place to get ordained without leaving your couch. But the history of the church, which emerged in the late ’60s, is far more complicated—and fascinating.
