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Jeffrey Howard

Jeffrey Howard

Don’t Let Religions Take Myth Literally

Reviewing Karen Armstrong’s 2006 book, A Short History of Myth, I’m reminded of the mistake it was for religions to take the more…

Apr 25, 2021

Don’t Let Religions Take Myth Literally

Apr 25, 2021

Jeffrey Howard

When Mormons Had Their Own City-State

A review of Benjamin Park’s new book, Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier (2020).

Jul 6, 2020

When Mormons Had Their Own City-State

Jul 6, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

The Power of One Idea

William James offers a way to evaluate the fruitfulness of ideas by tethering them to the common ground of lived experience.

Jun 26, 2020

The Power of One Idea

Jun 26, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

Modern Mormonism Could Have Been Intellectually- and Liberally-Minded

A glimpse into just how different contemporary Mormonism could have been had intellectual and liberal figures prevailed in leadership.

Jun 21, 2020

Modern Mormonism Could Have Been Intellectually- and Liberally-Minded

Jun 21, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

Fruits Not Roots: A Glance at America’s Greatest (or at Least Top-3) Philosopher

A brief look at the thought of William James, who puts philosophy in its proper place; it is nothing if it is not useful in our daily…

Jun 21, 2020

Fruits Not Roots: A Glance at America’s Greatest (or at Least Top-3) Philosopher

Jun 21, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

A Story of Sensationalizing and Otherizing an American Faith

Jon Krakauer's 2003 book is a compelling and worthwhile, albeit frustrating book.

Jun 20, 2020

A Story of Sensationalizing and Otherizing an American Faith

Jun 20, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

Something to Challenge Atheists and Religionists Alike

Alain de Botton will make uncomfortable the most pious religionists and unyielding atheists in his endeavor to bring them into harmony…

Jun 20, 2020

Making religion useful for atheists and religionists.

Jun 20, 2020

Jeffrey Howard

‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

‘The School of Life’ is on a crusade to avail us of our emotional ignorance. Philosopher Alain De Botton seeks to remedy the shortcomings…

Nov 8, 2019

‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

Nov 8, 2019

Jeffrey Howard

‘God Is a Question’: an Atheist’s Invitation to Intellectual Humility

William Irwin seeks to quell bad faith arguments and encourage greater acceptance of the uncertainty so endemic to life’s big questions.

Jul 25, 2019

‘God Is a Question’: an Atheist’s Invitation to Intellectual Humility

Jul 25, 2019

Jeffrey Howard

The Precariousness of Societies without Moralizing Gods

The answer to whether complex civilizations or moralizing gods came first has significant ramifications for how we address social ills…

Apr 20, 2019

The Precariousness of Societies without Moralizing Gods

Apr 20, 2019

Jeffrey Howard

Jeffrey Howard

A former educator & mental health professional writing about philosophy, psychology, religion, and culture. Editor-in-Chief of www.erraticus.co

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