Assuming the Worst
It’s easy for any of us to assume that people disagreeing with our own views are influenced by ill-will, dishonesty or callousness. But what if we didn’t?
May 2020
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10 Lessons on the Beauty of Interfaith Harmony
Latter-day Saints see their faith as a receptacle of truth not just a dispenser of it, which explains the ease in finding so much that is “virtuous” and “lovely” in many traditions.
Remembering the Bible
If we write off the Bible as irrelevant, we lose its proposals on meaning, purpose and self-worth. Other widely embraced answers, however, are despairing.
God, Caesar, and the Coronavirus
Why have governments not deemed churches “life-sustaining” like similar public accommodations? Recent court rulings may help clarify the balance.
How Presumptuous Certainty Stokes Radicalization
When we free our beliefs from the constraints and obligations of truth, we lose our greatest defense against toxic polarization.