Religion & Spirituality

Magazine articles on religion and spirituality.

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Wired December 2002 Po Bronson	A Prayer Before Dying The astonishing story of a doctor who subjected faith to the rigors of science -- and then became a test subject herself.
Wired December 2002 Gregg Easterbrook	The New Convergence After centuries of battle, scientists and theologians are finally forging a grand unified theory. As the era of biotechnology dawns, scientists realize they're stepping into territory best navigated with the aid of philosophers and theologians.
Salon.com November 12, 2002 Peter Kurth	"Out of the Flames" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone The scholar who enraged Calvin and inspired the Unitarians was gruesomely executed for writing a book.
Salon.com November 5, 2002 Michelle Goldberg	The powder keg The U.S. helped build the Islamic fundamentalist movement threatening to take over Pakistan. Now can it rescue the world from the deadly consequences?
Salon.com October 23, 2002 Damien Cave	Dying for God The author of "The Martyrs of Columbine" on the strange and sometimes violent collision of religion and politics.
Reason October 2002 Cathy Young	One Nation, Many Gods Vouchers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the separation of church and state
Outside October 2002 Bill Vaughn	The Snow on the Sweetgrass For newcomers -- meaning most of us -- they are merely picturesque. But for Native Americans, the sacred places of the Great Plains and Northern Rockies are alive with centuries of memory and meaning -- and something much, much bigger.
Salon.com September 30, 2002 Janelle Brown	My past life as a dog For 12 years, Buddhist nun Tenzin Palmo meditated alone in a tiny cave in Tibet. Now she wants to elevate the status of other Buddhist women, believed to be reincarnated as females as punishment for past mistakes.
Salon.com September 28, 2002 Dan McGraw	Stop the holy showboating Listen up, jocks: God doesn't care if you score a touchdown. So do your praying in private, not in the end zone.
Outside September 2002 Bryant Urstadt	Holy Rolling On Truthquest -- a spirited version of MTV's Road Rules -- teens go wild, but without the pagan excess
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