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on SHAME

on SHAME By Insa Verbeck I’ve always wondered how the words SHAME and SHAMAN sound so terribly similar. My name is Insa. I am an academic and a shaman. I read the news, I read Read more…

March 22, 2023

Counterpoint One Year On: Reflections and Experiences

Counterpoint One Year On: Reflections and Experiences By Whitney A. Bauman and Kocku von Stuckrad One trip around the sun, four seasons, four events, and fifty blog posts later, Counterpoint is turning one! We have Read more…

September 11, 2019

Events

Environmental Activism in a Time of Despair: A Counterpoint Conversation

A roundtable discussion at the conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC), devoted to “Religion/Water/Climate: Changing Cultures and Landscapes,” University College Cork, Cork City, Ireland, 13-16 June 2019 Read more…

March 20, 2019

Counterpoint Blog

Accountability or Objectivity? Being a Scholar in an Age of Crisis

Accountability or Objectivity? By Kocku von Stuckrad Are scholars the guardians of the Grail of Truth? Is there a truth that scholars have to insist on over against the “invention of Read more…

October 31, 2018

News

Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge Successfully Launched

Major Themes and Insights for the Work of the New Center On 25 August 2018, Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge was officially launched with a stimulating program of speakers and discussions in Berlin. The general theme being Read more…

August 28, 2018

Events

Counterpoint: Official Launch Event

Join us for the official launch of Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge on 25 August 2018 with an exciting program of speakers and discussions. Beyond Pluralism: Contrapuntal Responses to Culture Wars, New Nationalisms, and the Challenges of Read more…

June 26, 2018

Counterpoint Blog

Ten Theses on Academia, Society, and the Planetary Future: A Counterpoint Manifesto

Ten Theses on Academia, Society, and the Planetary Future: A Counterpoint Manifesto by Whitney A. Bauman & Kocku von Stuckrad [For a German version of this manifesto, please click here.] 1. The so-called “Anthropocene” is Read more…

April 24, 2018