Originally published on the author’s Substack Incarnation and culture Christianity began as an obscure religion in a remote strip of land in the ancient world. Within 300 years, it was the official religion of the world’s most powerful empire. But it wasn’t Christianity’s political power that changed the world. It […]
Hey Covid, I’ve Got Religion
For better or worse, my brain is wired to doubt. Even when I’m feeling all gooey and spiritual and thinking that maybe there’s a prime mover in charge of things, my skeptical synapses swoop in and spoil the fun, insisting my thoughts are just a trick of human biology. But the pandemic—or […]