This podcast features a thought-provoking conversation between host Minter Dial and guest John Vervaeke, exploring the concept of meaning in modern life. Vervaeke, a cognitive scientist and philosopher, discusses the 'meaning crisis' - a widespread sense of disconnection and lack of purpose in society. He delves into topics such as the importance of wisdom, the nature of self, and the role of spirituality in addressing this crisis. The dialogue touches on historical perspectives, contemporary...| Minter Dial
The text explores the tension between students' job aspirations and their pursuit of meaningful work. It highlights Marx's critique of capitalism, emphasizing alienation and the lack of fulfillment it brings to workers. The author argues for education that prioritizes personal growth and purpose, encouraging students to seek fulfillment beyond traditional employment.| vocation matters
The sense that a sibling has rejected the family’s core beliefs may spark estrangement. Those who challenge the family’s values through sexual orientation, interracial marriage, religious conversion, political philosophies, unconventional career or lifestyle choices may find themselves cast out. The post Steering Clear of a Sibling Estrangement appeared first on Cult Mediation.| Cult Mediation
A Good Look at an Old Evil | The title of this column plays off my first book, A Good Look at Evil. There I revisited some of the main...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
The OxStu explores what it feels like to become a tourist in your hometown from the perspective of a Vietnamese student.| The Oxford Student
The Fork in the Road | A realization visited me the other day. It had to do with lost friendships. I’d always pictured these...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
The Story | “The crucial thing is the story.” That is what I claim in A Good Look at Evil, my book which holds that the person who...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
A forthcoming new collection of the writings of Bayard Rustin, challenging the shibboleths of the Left and with commentaries from contemporary writers connecting those challenges to the present.| Damage
Reincarnation: Anne Frank and Me | Some years back I read a book with the title, And the Wolves Howled: Fragments of Two Lifetimes...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
Peter Brown’s Wild Robot series transcends the anti-humanist moralism of much contemporary children’s literature and presents a much-needed vision of a habitable future.| Damage
Steroid use is up, especially among young people seeking to display a particular physique online. The turning of the male gaze upon itself represents a radical form of alienation—and one with some nasty side effects to boot.| Damage
A person recently asked for sample letters to convince an anti-gay Christian that they were wrong. I don’t think that is likely to help, so I submitted this… Dear Uncle Luke, I think yo…| Jesus Without Baggage
Dear friends,| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
This is the second of six posts seeking to describe what it means to practice co-intelligence. (You can find the first post here.) I’m doing this to support the creation of what’s called “a community of practice” – a network of people who are seeking – together – to better understand and apply co-intelligence in their lives and their work. In the process, I’ve come up with six new ways to describe co-intelligence. So you can use them as windows into the world of co-intel...| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
(NOTE: I’m not really happy with the title of this post, but am having trouble thinking of a different one to describe what the post is about. So please bear with me….- Tom)| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
Translator’s notes and footnotes below. Priority Communication (from Internationale Situationniste no. 7, April 1962) In sociological and cultural theory, the question of power is so well hid…| thesinisterquarter.wordpress.com
What Is Truth? | The question, famously put to Jesus by Pontius Pilate, was prompted by Jesus’ self-report that he had come to bear witness...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
A Writer's Conscience | I just finished reading – actually skimming – what I’m tempted to name as the worst book in the history of the...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
Imagine a community that is characterized by what I’ll call “at-home-ness.” For people who are at home in their community, there are ways of doing things that are appropriate, fitting, and right. There are things one doesn’t do under certain circumstances, and things one does. There’s usually no need to formulate these attitudes as explicit... Continue reading →| The Mirror and the Lamp
This was the weekend of Dia De Los Muertos and of All Souls Day. I missed the events at the Northwest Detention Center commemorating the deaths of millions of displaced immigrants who risk, and som…| Black Orchid Collective
