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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…

3 min readApr 25, 2021

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Don’t Let Religions Take Myth Literally

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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).

4 min readJul 6, 2020

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When Mormons Had Their Own City-State

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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.

13 min readJun 26, 2020

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The Power of One Idea

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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.

5 min readJun 21, 2020

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Modern Mormonism Could Have Been Intellectually- and Liberally-Minded

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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…

4 min readJun 21, 2020

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

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Jeffrey Howard

A Story of Sensationalizing and Otherizing an American Faith

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

3 min readJun 20, 2020

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A Story of Sensationalizing and Otherizing an American Faith

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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…

4 min readJun 20, 2020

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Making religion useful for atheists and religionists.

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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…

10 min readNov 8, 2019

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‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

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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.

12 min readJul 25, 2019

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

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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…

5 min readApr 20, 2019

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The Precariousness of Societies without Moralizing Gods

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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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