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Existentialism and the Ethics of Freedom
I just finished reading Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialism is a Humanism, and it kind of broke my brain. The idea that “existence precedes essence” or, that…
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Historical Amnesia: What Happens When Nations Forget?
One of the most unsettling trends I’ve noticed in modern politics is the deliberate forgetting of history, a kind of national amnesia. Whether it’s erasing…
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The Role of Science in Gender & Sexuality Programs in Faith Institutions
I recently read about the University of St. Thomas in Houston launching graduate certificate and master’s degree programs in Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies that…
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Myth, Ritual, and Identity: The Anthropology of Religious Festivals
One of my favorite areas in anthropology is exploring how religious festivals shape identity, memory, and community cohesion. Rituals are not just symbolic; they’re social…
