Articles
Essays, interviews and reflections that bring the ideas and ideals of The Urantia Book into conversation with politics, culture and faith.
ArticlesThe 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions
The seventh Parliament of the World's Religions will be held this week in Toronto, November 2-6. For anyone who relishes jubilant interaction with a multiplicity of…
PoliticsMy Letter to You After the Kavanaugh Hearings
In the last few weeks, we have experienced the national drama of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in our bodies, under our skin, within the trauma of memories, our own and…
Video StoriesA Conversation With Pato Banton
Pato Banton says that "I think every situation that a child is brought up into becomes normal for them." Hearing him reflect on his childhood in London reveals a…
Articles10 of the most oppressed minorities around the world
Whilst much of the world is pre-occupied with protesting against Donald Trump, as worthy as that may be, I’d like to illustrate what real oppression looks like around…
PoliticsProbing our Freedom of Bias
Each of us have our daily news go-to's. Being aware of our favorite news sources' biases is as important as keeping up with events around us, probably more important.…
ReligionListening for Herzog’s Bells from the Deep
Bells From the Deep takes us on a journey—at times profoundly aesthetic—into a seldom seen religious and mystical world where we observe a wide range of men and women,…
PoliticsThis Chart Says A Lot About Us
Over ten years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wanted to figure out why there were such great political and religious divides in all cultures. This little chart…
ArticlesGod, Stanley Kubrick, and 2001: A Space Odyssey
2018 was the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. A half century later, it still feels modern.
PoliticsWe Should Not Be Seeing These Pictures
After another mass shooting, a sober reflection on the innocent lives lost to gun violence—and why we keep seeing images we never should.
ArticlesSalvation for an Atheist
When a grieving boy asked Pope Francis if his atheist father was in heaven, the Pope's reply spoke a deeper truth about God's love and salvation.
PoliticsWho Has It the Roughest?
Inspired by Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye,' a candid reflection on vulnerability, privilege, and who really has it the roughest in society.
ArticlesHaidt Stories
Two thought experiments from Jonathan Haidt's 'The Righteous Mind' reveal how moral intuition—not reason—drives our judgments of right and wrong.