Pluralism in a Monoculture of Conformity

Hamza Yusuf

Despite the diversity of our countless creeds, colors, and cultures, our society has been subsumed into a monoculture of ersatz arts, entertainment, and consumerism. How can we recapture humanity’s once extraordinary individuality?

The Brain and the Making of the Modern Mind

Muhammad U. Faruque

From Descartes’s hydraulic model inspired by garden fountains to contemporary metaphors drawn from computing and AI, mechanical models of understanding human biology often obfuscate rather than illuminate our understanding of the body and its brain.

The Misunderstood Muhammad Iqbal

Contrary to Popular Belief, the Poet-Philosopher Was a Fervent Critic of Nationalism

Hina Khalid

Nationalism as Idolatry

Why We Must Choose Between Elevating Religion or Country

William T. Cavanaugh

The Morality in the Mysteries of Dorothy Sayers

Sarah Barnette

When we read Dorothy Sayer’s detective fiction, we engage in a pastime that goes beyond entertainment or escape—we detect not just the crime, but our own humanity.

Images of the Unimaginable God

Ankur Barua

While the Abrahamic thinkers have always grappled with the question of idolatry, what’s lesser known is that Hindu traditions also abound with critics of attempts to re-present the divine through human forms.