Category Archives: Philosophy

January 4, 2012

Islamic Philosophy and the Future of the Arab Spring

Peter Berger

There are few current questions about international developments as important as the ones concerning the future of what, rather optimistically, has been called the Arab Spring. Will this series of popular uprisings indeed lead to a new era of democracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Philosophy, Politics | 15 Comments
December 21, 2011

Miracles and the Historians

Peter Berger

In its December 2011 issue Christianity Today carried an interview with Craig Keener, a New Testament historian teaching at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author of a recent book, Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Religion, Secularism | 15 Comments
September 21, 2011

What Happens when a Leftist Philosopher Discovers God?

Peter Berger

Society is the social science journal superbly edited by Jonathan Imber. In its fall issue it carries an article by Philippe Portier (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris), entitled “Religion and Democracy in the Thought of Juergen Habermas”. Coincidentally, … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2011

On The Wrong Side of History

Peter Berger

On July 1, 2011, thirteen US senators opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) participated in a video that is meant to encourage gays and lesbians to persevere and to be optimistic about the future. One of the thirteen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Morality, Philosophy | 18 Comments
May 25, 2011

Samantha and the Lone Sheriff

Peter Berger

The National Interest, a periodical known for a staunchly realist stance in international affairs, carried an article by Jacob Heilbrunn about Samantha Power in its May-June, 2011 issue. Power, who presently heads the Office of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights … Continue reading →

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March 16, 2011

The Church as a Forum

Peter Berger

Bad Boll is a village in Wuerttemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is located in the so-called Swabian Alps, a landscape of gentle hills and modest forests, as averse to drama as the proverbially sober regional culture. Yet this … Continue reading →

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