New Secular Religion
Alright, maybe not so new … and just maybe the oldest religion in the human story. “Can a Secular Person be Religious?” After following John Muir’s muddy and marvelous trails…
Tag: John Burroughs
A Naturalist’s “Faith”
As I continue to reflect on issues of faith and my journey beyond faith, enjoying the daily wonders and beauty of Nature, I return time and again to the wise…
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…
African Nature
As wonderfully diverse as it is, Nature is Nature, wherever we are. the Americas, Africa, Asia, Arctic, Antarctic. . .(and all other places on the globe without an “A”) My…
Unbelievable Credulity
Credulity (credulous): “too ready to believe something is real or true.” “People will believe anything” I sometimes say, or think. It does seem that a lot of people are credulous…
Is Nature a Religion?
Almost five years ago I taught a course on “the wild spirituality of nature” at the College of Marin in the SF Bay Area. The main voices we heard were…
