Tag: Hinduism
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Melville, Marx and Me
Reading Time: 3 minutesI criticized some of Loren Goldner’s statements in a previous post, but now I want to praise his ideas for other reasons. I appreciate his explanation for why American radicalism differs from European radicalism. America’s Unique Connection to the Old Testament Americans have a different historical perspective than Europeans. In Goldner’s words, …
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Bernie Sanders and Jonah
Reading Time: 5 minutesI realize now the false claim that Senator Sanders is an atheist has contributed to a major blind spot regarding the meaning of his campaign—at least for me. In fact, it could be argued that the Sanders campaign has been making a religious statement about the nature of our times—a statement that…