Do Atheists have anything in Common with Believers?
My latest thoughts on these things that agitate … mostly in a good way … What Atheists Have in Common with Believers Writing about topics and issues of faith and…
Tag: essays
What Do Atheists Want?
(short answer: Heck if I know, there are so many kinds!) Ignorance seems contagious, doesn’t it? Currently here in “God’s Country”/the only “Christian Nation” on earth (sure, you know it’s…
New Religion of Fred?
Fresh off the press: my new column on a new religion for the new year … A New Religion in the Neighborhood? (page two)
Sneak Preview
A preview of this week’s column … “A Definition of Religion even Seculars can Accept” Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) wrote many Nature essays from his rustic cabin near the Hudson…
Thoreau’s Challenge
I’ll be teaching a course on Henry David Thoreau this spring. These thoughts were springing and sauntering off the pages as I read his journals again. Thoreau’s Challenge to Religion…
I Can’t Read without a Pen
I love libraries. I mean, I never go to a library. Haven’t for years. But I think they’re great; in fact essential to healthy communities that value education. They serve…
Do you read my weekly columns?
You may or may not know that I post my weekly “Highland Views” columns from the Citizen-Times right here in an easy-to-read format. Other published essays are posted for your “edification”…
Decision Time for Teachers
Life in the American South is a constant head-spin. Liberal Progressives mixed in with REvangelicals and other Disciples of the New Faith who worship the current Acting President (“Make ME…
