When studying a foreign language the word for ldquo explosion rdquo is normally not one of the first things I 39 ve learned I now live in Tanzania however and the Swahili word for explosion mlipuko has become a surprisingly common part of my speech for two very different reasons The ldquo

nbsp Cambridge MA As many readers of In All Things know I am a Harvard professor and currently also Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Divinity School We rsquo ve just finished another most interesting invigorating and don rsquo t tell anyone exhausting year of

Human pastoral quote machine Pope Francis was at it again today in Rome prying open doors and trying to let more people in Today 39 s mildly rebuked pharisees are the self-appointed pastoral border guards who hold up a hand in consternation instead of offering one in welcome when the less-than-pe

nbsp Cambridge MA As one might expect the news on religion and tolerance remains mixed On the one hand I think it fair to say that more and more people in every culture and religion are learning to live with differences and respect their neighbors rsquo faiths This need not translate into do

On economic life Pope Francis sees his responsibility in clear terms The Pope loves everyone rich and poor alike but the Pope has the duty in Christ rsquo s name to remind the rich to help the poor to respect them to promote them The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return

In a forceful speech at the National Defense University today President Barack Obama sought to interrupt the possibility of an America trapped in a ldquo perpetual war rdquo footing in its struggle against homegrown and international terrorism Calling for a comprehensive anti-terror strategy tha