Sociology has long been tasked with investigating society’s most pressing challenges. But these days, sociologists’ greatest obstacle may be themselves. (Paul, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreEverywhere you look in American history, you will find the language, stories, and concepts from the Old and New Testaments. (Kirsch, The Atlantic)
Read MoreToday's vocabulary reflects a life that isn’t self-contained, but rather more systemic. It’s not so much about what’s within arm’s reach, but more about the larger world we navigate through. That sort of long-distance connection requires a particular kind of language: expansive, abstract, and precise. And language, it turns out, can’t help itself. It keeps track. (Nackash, The Pudding)
Read MoreForget intuition. Young adults are rushing home to crunch the numbers before they decide if the date actually went well. (Reinmann, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreWelcome to virtual-reality ministry, where street evangelism and fellowship building merge in digital form. (Ramirez, USA Today)
Read MoreA Texas family sued to stop a hospital from testing whether their child was brain-dead. Opposition to the test has ben gaining support from anti-abortion activists. (Salhotra, The New York Times)
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