Belonging to the World By John Thatamanil Countless are the passages in Christian scripture which suggest that Christians ought not to regard this world as their true home. Cultivating a sense of belonging to the Read more…
Dark Green Religion in Europe: Perilous Specter or Promising Movement? By Bron Taylor In April 2024 a conference titled Dark Green Religion in Europe: History & Impacts; Dangers & Prospects took place at the Leibniz-Institute Read more…
A Postcolonial Romanticism? By Whitney A. Bauman I was recently a participant at a symposium on the 19th-century “German Darwin,” Ernst Haeckel. For readers who don’t know who Haeckel is, think of a 19th-century EO Read more…
Reinventing Creativity By Imran Khan My visit to Berlinale (and the European Film Market: EFM), one of Europe’s ‘big three’ film festivals, was full of the requisite drama. Not just because the Berlin Minister of Read more…
Why We Need Greener Cities By Dorin David If someone offers you a glass of dirty water, obviously you don’t drink it. Maybe after walking thirsty in a dessert for a couple of days, but Read more…
Kritik jenseits polarisierender Selbstvergewisserung: Hamas, Israel und die deutsche Diskussionskultur Von Markus Dreßler —For the English version of this blog post, please click here— Der Terrorangriff der Hamas vom 7. Oktober des letzten Jahres auf Read more…
Critical Dialogues or Self-Assured Monologues: Hamas, Israel, and the German Debate By Markus Dressler —For a German version of this blog post, please click here— The Hamas terrorist attack on a music festival and Jewish Read more…
The Hypnotic Power of Animals By Susanne Karr Animals spark our imagination. This is reflected in the integration of so-called “power animals” in trance journeys, which are applied in various ways in personality development and Read more…
A Monarch Jeremiad By Lisa H. Sideris “Most of all, I shall remember the monarchs.” —Rachel Carson, letter to Dorothy Freeman, September 10, 1963 In the summer of 2021, my family bid farewell to our Read more…
Social Fascia Keeps the Score By Anna Mercedes Fascia is “the band of thin, fibrous connective tissue that wraps around and supports every structure in your body” (Cleveland Clinic). My favorite kind of massage is Read more…
