Bryan Johnson Isn't a Narcissist. He's a Bad Theologian.
I woke up early this morning because I knew Ross Douthat was posting his Interesting Times interview with Bryan Johnson today, and listened to the whole thing before I got out of bed.
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A Pastor Nearly Died Trusting His Chatbot. If You’re Clergy, Read This.
I wrote today’s post with my clergy subscribers in mind, but I think it will be of interest to everyone else as well.
Negative Emotions Are Part of Well-Being
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You Don’t Have to Believe for This to Be a Spiritual Practice
A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast with Manoj Dias, who is launching Gentle Noise this September, and he warned me ahead of time that he was going to end our conversation by asking me a question he asks everyone: what song has spiritual meaning for you.
What Patriotism Could Mean If We Let It
I’m late to the party, but….happy birthday, America.
I Didn’t Expect an Episode of Ross Douthat’s Podcast with a Biotech Billionaire to Be My Favorite Thing Last Week
When I started listening to Ross Douthat’s June 11th podcast last week, which was an interview with a German biotech entrepreneur, I assumed it was going to be like every other tech bro conversation about optimization.
Kilts, Cage Fights, and the Theology of American Masculinity
Last Sunday my family did one of our favorite weekend things and walked the almost four miles from our house in Brookline to Newbury Street in downtown Boston.
Caught Between a College Reunion and a High School Graduation
On being sandwiched between the America that was and the America that's coming
Your Eschatology Is Showing
A Religious Studies Term Everyone Needs Right Now
I've Spent My Career Arguing With Popes. This Week I'm Listening
Pope Leo XIV just dropped a 42,000-word encyclical on AI. Here's what a religion scholar who argues with popes found in it.