Education
Is Psychology Facing an Identity Crisis?
Psychology is caught between scientism and postmodern activism, creating unique fault lines within the discipline
Edwin E. Gantt
April 1, 2024
Psychology is caught between scientism and postmodern activism, creating unique fault lines within the discipline
Higher education is in the midst of an era-sized shift, placing radical skepticism and activism at the center.
How has scientism reshaped education? It strips facts of any meaning and turns learning into a soulless quest for power.
Can temples justify their costs? What if those who built temples knew something that outside observers didn’t?
How do we perceive beyond now? Through Gadamer’s lens, tradition and dialogue expand our view, challenging modernity.
Early Americans saw intelligence and love in tension. But Latter-day Saint doctrine understood God’s nature differently.
In our increasingly divisive country, public libraries stand as one of the few neutral civic spaces. But pervasive ideological tilt may prove a death knell. Librarians, however, can save the library as a sanctuary for all.
Fixed scripture often ossifies faith. The Church of Jesus Christ solves this by perpetual revelation through recognized prophets.
The contrast between Protestants’ concept of salvation and Latter-day Saints’ developmental exaltation reveals a process, but an assured one.
Alma provides a striking counterpoint to passive and popular notions of faith—pointing to a faith that grows, moves, and changes us.
In our discussions of faith and knowledge, we tend to accept popular American conventions that position faith as a placeholder for knowing.
