The Supernatural Side of Malayan Rice Farming
In agrarian Malaya, spirit mediums negotiated with deities and demons to safeguard crops and shape the rhythms of rural life.
The Urgency of Indigenous Values
As global crises mount, religion scholar Philip P. Arnold argues the Haudenosaunee’s Great Law of Peace offers a way out of the West’s self-destructive path.
Another Way to Boost Fourth Grade Reading Scores? Preschool
Early education doesn’t erase inequality, but research shows preschool can significantly narrow reading achievement gaps.
A Christian Case for Gossip
When silence allows harm to continue, warning others may become a difficult but necessary moral choice.
Equine-Assisted Therapy: But What Do the Horses Think?
An emerging critique examines the moral and cultural assumptions behind horse-based interventions.
The “Mock Calendar” and the Disposable Worker
How unstable scheduling practices keep low-wage workers economically insecure.
The Emotional Cost of Parental Deportation
A study of US citizen children shows how immigration enforcement and family separation affect mental health and stability.
Dana Elle Murphy on Black Feminist Criticism
An interview with Dana Elle Murphy, whose work explores how drafts, fragments, and literary lineages expand our understanding of Black women’s writing.
A History of Existential Anxiety
From medieval theology to modern philosophy, dread has long been a guide for living ethically.
The Power of Placemaking
Why the social, political, and emotional dimensions of public spaces matter, and how people themselves play a central role in creating them.