Subscribe to this tag The Birth of Fundamentalism
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - November 16, 2007
How a new approach to reading sacred scriptures laid the foundations for a powerful religious development.
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War: the Box Office Bomb
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - November 16, 2007
Americans shun new films
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A History of Belief
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - November 16, 2007
A journey through New Mexico offers glimpses of old creeds and insights into modern spiritual quests
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Norman Mailer: Theologian, of Sorts
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - November 12, 2007
The novelist quarreled with anyone who provoked him, including God.
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QA: Elder M. Russell Ballard on the Mormon Way
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - November 1, 2007
Elder M. Russell Ballard discusses the Mormon faith in light of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
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Judas Wasn't Even a Gnostic Hero
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - October 24, 2007
Biblical scholar says the translation of the Gospel of Judas was flawed.
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An Ugly Truth
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - October 18, 2007
The challenges of confronting the Armenian genocide
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An Unwelcome Invitation
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - September 29, 2007
The Iranian leader renews an age-old debate on free speech
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A Mighty Blunt Instrument
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - September 11, 2007
The Bureau of Prisons goes overboard in removing books on religion from library shelves.
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On Israel, a Generation Gap
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - September 9, 2007
Young American Jews are more distanced from the homeland.
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So What's Their Problem With Israel?
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - September 6, 2007
A new study shows that younger American Jews are far more detached from Israel than their parents.
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Mother Teresa's Struggle
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - August 29, 2007
Admiration for a woman who accomplished great things in the face of spiritual despair.
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Good News From the Global House of Islam
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - August 23, 2007
Norway's Muslims support conversions to other religions.
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Creating Congregations That Work
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - August 22, 2007
Sorting through the marketplace of religious and spiritual options.
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Science in the Islamic World
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - August 17, 2007
A noted Pakistani scientist delivers a troubling assessment.
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Where Catholicism Is Going
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - August 15, 2007
A leading church observer sets forth a road map.
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Leaving Islam Shouldn't Be a Crime
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - July 30, 2007
A litmus test on the compatibility of Islam and universal human rights.
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Meetings with Remarkable Gurus
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - July 24, 2007
Finding a peace and tolerance through a simple, shared exercise: breathing
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Will the Real Tariq Ramadan Please Stand Up?
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - June 14, 2007
The New Republic recently published Paul Berman's excellent intellectual portrait of the Swiss-born Islamic thinker Tariq Ramadan, arguably the most influential Muslim writing and teaching in Europe today. In what must be the longest single essay ever published in that magazine, Berman, a writer in residence at New York University, not only tells us what has been said about this controversial figure; he also goes to the trouble, rare among those who either celebrate or revile Ramadan, of reading his work closely.
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Q and A: Deepak Chopra
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Jay Tolson
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Faith Matters - June 12, 2007
Imagine the Life of Buddha.
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Worst Presidents: Conclusion
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - February 16, 2007
Were these America's worst presidents?
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Worst Presidents: Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - February 16, 2007
A political novice, the war hero is entirely forgettable as president.
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Worst Presidents: Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - February 16, 2007
Though politically gifted, he will forever be associated with the Watergate scandal and his resignation
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Worst Presidents: Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - February 16, 2007
He was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Depression.
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Worst Presidents: William Harrison (1841)
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Jay Tolson
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Nation & World - February 16, 2007
He was president for just 30 days after contracting pneumonia during his interminable inaugural.
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