A sneak peek at this week’s “Highland Views” column. Look for it Saturday in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Elegant Incognito and […]

A sneak peek at this week’s “Highland Views” column. Look for it Saturday in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Elegant Incognito and […]
In 1832, the year he left the ministry, Emerson wrote these words in his journal: “Religion in the mind is […]
A friend sent me a link to this very good article by religion scholar Phil Zuckerman. Why America’s record godlessness […]
What does it mean to have faith in nature? This is not about worship or a “religion of nature.”
As I am preparing to teach a class on Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of those major thinkers I’ve admired for […]
I was going to call this my “Thought of the Day,” but it’s really something I’ve thought about for a […]
The new edition of My Address is a River, first published in 2010, is now available in paperback and ebook! […]
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book Friendly Freethinker This is a fine collection of fifty (50!) […]
This week’s column connects the storyline from the new film, Nomadland with my work among the “nomads” in our urban […]