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...problem of religious literacy is so great that it is oftentimes not even recognized. Ask yourself: How many Harvard students can explain the difference between a Shiite and a Sunni? How many understand why most Americans reject Darwinian evolution? Probably—and sadly—not many. But this sort of knowledge is essential to understand today’s world. Religion is not, as Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker wrote, an “American anachronism.” If anything, it is Harvard that needs explaining in our persistently religious global society...
...That is why the report’s maligned religion requirement was actually the most important. More than simply helping us understand our persistently religious world, it could have become an urgently needed space for rigorous thought about what the late Harvard philosopher and University Professor Paul Tillich called life’s ultimate questions—in short, about veritas...
...president needs to have a provost who’s completely simpatico," Hyman says. "You know, I understand that...
...faces an increasingly fractious Middle East, in the grip of old and new conflicts, each with its own issues and tempo, but all connected to the broader Shi'ite revival that began in Iraq. To get the Middle East right, Washington must contend with this new force and understand how it is shaping the region...
...make your life easy: where can I get a fake? —Irkingly UnderagedUnderage, it’s simple. Find someone who looks relatively like you who’s over 21, and ask for one of their old IDs. We of the over-21 brethren understand this plight. We will give you our old IDs (sometimes for only a nominal charge). Memorize your sign and your middle name. Good to go,SaraDear Sara,Everything I do is wildly awkward. It’s starting to cause problems in my everyday life. Is there any cure...