Self Addressed Speech

Eva Brann

Speech may be for communication, but when the soul speaks to itself, who is communicating with whom?

The Listening of the Soul

Zaid Shakir

Speaking distinguishes the human, but the soul’s capacity to listen helps us fulfill our human potential.

Can We All Treat Blasphemy as Taboo?

Andrew F. March

Should Muslims accept a moral perspective about blasphemy that’s grounded in liberal ethics?

When Does a Human Fetus Become Human?

Hamza Yusuf

Scripture and science, taken together, can lead believers to rethink our understanding of when life begins, of the miracle of revelation, and most certainly of abortion.

Rules of Engagement

Maria Massi Dakake

In religious dialogue, are virtue and good manners ultimately as important as, or perhaps more important than, the eloquence of words and the rigor of arguments?

Humane Being

Umar Faruq Abd-Allah and Hamza Yusuf

If we let it, the modern world can alter our fiţrah, or the perfection of our natural disposition. But the path to restoring harmony with our natures may be easier than we think.

Other People's Truths

Eva Brann

Sacred scriptures certainly qualify as Great Books, but can they be read as literature in secular settings?

Wisdom in Pieces

Caner K. Dagli

Science, philosophy, and art have been blown apart, and our conversations have devolved into chaos. How do we begin to learn the art of disagreement?

What Images Are Doing to Our Souls

Mark Damien Delp

Can spiritual philosophy teach us how to pay attention to the effects digital images have on our souls?

Beware What Comes Within from Without

Mark Damien Delp

Does habitual exposure to digital images destroy the stillness of heart required for seeing God within our soul?

How Faith Can Influence Environmental Ethics

Maria Massi Dakake

The world's great faith traditions might differ on our relationship to nature, but are they unified on an ethical approach to protecting our natural environment?

Can Materialism Explain the Mind?

Faraz Khan

Some philosophers believe materialism has now reached an insurmountable quandary in the question of consciousness.

Finding the Authentic Self

Can experience be a path to self knowledge?

Omar Qureshi

The Roots of Our Crises

Hamza Yusuf

A speech about the roots of our crises in the modern world and why we started Renovatio

Do Reason and Revelation Guide Us to the Same Good?

Robert P. George

For Jews, Christians, and Muslims confidence in what reason discloses as moral precepts is enriched by God’s act of revealing to us what He requires of us.