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Category Archives: Religion
Post-Tradition
Stephen Turner writes in 2021: * The arrival of the war focused the discussion of the moral crisis. One theme was the question of what the war was being fought for: Robert Maynard Hutchins and John Dewey debated the question … Continue reading
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Interaction Ritual Chains
Here are some highlights from this influential 2004 book by sociologist Randall Collins: * Eminent thinkers are energy stars. They are highly productive, turning out large amounts of published (and often unpublished work), only some small portion of which becomes … Continue reading
Imagine No Religion, Ukraine War Discussion (3-5-22)
00:00 Religion in Secular Society, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=141986 02:00 The dark world of mega-churches? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTfKpAWkgJY 1:12:30 Peter Zeihan on the Ukraine war 1:18:30 The War in Ukraine Could Change Everything | Yuval Noah Harari, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQqthbvYE8M 1:22:00 Cinema vs religion 1:26:00 Can liberalism … Continue reading
Academic: Why there is no way back for religion in the West
David Voas says the secular transition is an ongoing generational replacement of religious people by secular people. People don’t tend to change vis-a-vis religion. Only a tiny percentage of people who are raised secular become religious. People with no religion … Continue reading
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