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Steven T. Katz is the founding director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University.

Steven T. Katz is the founding director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University.

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Steven T. Katz

The mystical is culturally relative

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Socrates vs Jesus
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The Future of Religion
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Law vs Milbank: Belief and the Gods - part 1
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John Milbank

Law vs Milbank: Belief and the Gods - part 2
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Naomi Goulder

In Place of Prejudice
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Law vs Milbank: Belief and the Gods - part 3
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John Milbank

Law vs Milbank: Belief and the Gods - part 4
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Eileen Barker

Return of the Pagans
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Alastair McIntosh

The Weird and the Wonderful
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Philip Goff

Could the Force Really Be With Us?
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Paul Mendes-Flohr

How To Escape The Dangers of Overthinking
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Gavin Flood

The Secrets of the Tantric Body
A person wearing traditional attire walks through flying sparks and flames, creating a dramatic scene illuminated by firelight in a dark setting.
Bronwyn Finnigan

Can We Reinvent Ourselves? A Buddhist View
A person in white clothing crouches inside a triangular concrete space, reflected in a shallow pool of water on the floor.
Steve Taylor

What Is The Meaning of Life?
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Issue 68: The Good Life
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Edward McDougall

Shinto: How To Reconnect With Nature
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William Irwin

Prayer for Atheists
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Peter Adamson

The Philosophy of Fasting
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Edward McDougall

On being useless: a daoist reflection
Christmas traditions dont need religion
Alexis Papazoglou

Christmas traditions don't need religion
The Epicureans guide to Christmas
Tim O'Keefe

The Epicurean's guide to Christmas
A close-up of a weathered stone statue of a weeping angel, with a green tear running down her cheek.
Steven Luper

5 philosophers on how to face death
A stylized portrait of Ludwig Wittgenstein, featuring a colorful background of clouds, highlighting his thoughtful expression and distinctive attire.
Genia Schönbaumsfeld

Wittgenstein: science can’t tell us about God

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Paul Bickley

The afterlife without God
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Ricky Williamson

The reality of the mystical experience
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George Adams

Spiritual but not religious: The end of belief
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Michael L. Raposa

The hidden reality discovered through ritual
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Simon Critchley, Omari Edwards

Beyond the limits of reason
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Lorraine Besser

Against the pursuit of happiness
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Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and the language of silence