Shattering the Myth: Islam beyond Violence
Bruce B. Lawrence According to the author, Islams response to modernity has passed through three stages: revivalism, reform…
Society
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Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings of Subcomandante Marcos
On January 1, 1994, the day that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) begins, a new revolution…
Collaboration in Interfaith Union
After some 10 years of daily commitment to interreligious dialogue and its organizations, as well as participation in…
Identity and Political Activity in Modern Europe
The post-communist phenomenon of economic globalization tends to enlarge the economic gap between haves and have-nots. This economic…
Holistic Time Management
“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” – Mark Twain Time is illusive, for…
Global Developments
IN ACADEMICS Useful Links: Organizations devoted to the academic study of religion and interfaith research and activities have…
Economic Globalization and the Quest for Profit
America emerged from the Second World War as the world’s leading economic and industrial power. When it decided…
Visible Signs of the Resurrection
At first glance, nature seems to be whatever we can see. Thus many of us tend to take…
Global Development
In Academics Religion and Science: The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, Inc., will convene on…
The Media and Hate Messages
It is hard to believe that people sit at their computers and shoot African-Americans on a Web site…
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Why and how civilizations rise and fall is a hard question to answer. To do so, one must…
Utopia as a Form of Madness
For a state to function successfully, its rulers must have a realistic vision. This is acquired by building…
Super Conductivity: History and Applications
The field of superconductivity is characterized by unexpected discoveries. Despite its discovery almost 100 years ago and its…
Rethinking Plato: Philisophical Idealism and Political Totalitarianism
Plato’s (427-347 B.C.E.) political ideas remain influential. His idealist philosophy emphasizes ideas and ideals (independent of material and…
Parenting Styles: How They Affect Children
Parenting is a most challenging yet rewarding experience. Baumrind, who studied parenting styles during the early 1960s, concluded…