online archive
4:00PM
NOV 20 2007
The proper metaphor for God
Nick Trakakis (Monash): Meta-Philosophy of Religion: The Analytic-Continental Divide in Philosophy of Religion. From America (reg. req.), a review of The Voice, the Word, the Books: The Sacred Scripture of the Jews, Christians and Muslims by F. E. Peters; and a look at where East and West can meet. A review of The Bible: A Biography by Karen Armstrong. A review of What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza. More on Head and Heart: American Christianities by Garry Wills. An interview with Michael Lindsay, author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. An article on the new face of global Mormonism: Tech-savvy missionary church thrives as far afield as Africa. It's not so long ago that Christianity dominated politics in Britain in the same way as Islam does elsewhere. Righteous Priorities: Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord"—or avoids slurs—will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The bad faith of the secular age: Charles Taylor's reflection on the religious roots of modern secularism is a radical contribution to the argument about belief. Say you love Santa: An article on pop culture's war on secularists. From TAC, can atheists form a movement around shared disbelief? Katha Pollitt on the atheist's dilemma. A look at the proper metaphor for God: God is propaganda.
