The Varieties of Mystical Experience
Simon Critchley seeks to say the unsayable
How to be an Atheist in the Middle Ages
We tend to think that it was impossible not to subscribe to Christianity in the Middle Ages. But, as in any age, belief can wax and wane. But the chroniclers…
Sex and Christianity: 2,000 years of love and fury
What were Jesus's views on sex? Why did so many Christians choose a life of celibacy? Has the church ever been tolerant of homosexuality? These are some of the questions…
A New Hurston’s “Incomplete” Truths
Many writers have wondered, when embarking on a new project, what might happen should Fate intervene and prevent them from finishing. This isn’t the most pleasant thought, however, and for…
Towers of Silence
this story is about a specific thing but also about how a system collapses when the keystone is removed
Exhibition Tour—Africa & Byzantium | Met Exhibitions
Join Dr. Andrea Myers Achi, Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art in The Met’s Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, for a virtual tour of Africa…
Klombadrov loves you
I never chose to have gleep
Jesus H. Christ
Where does the 'H' come from and what does it stand for?