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On the Unity of Religions -- Part I & II
Nov. 2009 | Ferret

In part I and II of On the Unity of Religions, Turner completes his discussion of the five apporaches addressing the difference among religions by referring to the options of pluralism and syncretization.
By Fred Turner
Engineered Food: Just Say No to Nano?
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
Multinationals are putting millions into nanotechnology food products which can detect pathogens in food and its packaging early on. Should we be worried about potential health and environmental effects?
By Nick Warburton
Behind the Mask
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
Offering a glimpse of true corporate identity and the bottom line, attorney and author Joel Bakan argues that capitalism is beyond repair
Joseph Hart
America's Values: Creed and Credibility
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
The conscience of a nation is revealed more in its attitudes about itself than in its intentions about the world
By Charles E. Gray
Gratifications: An Essay from the Infinite
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
An individual's brush with nonbeing leads to his embracing the immense identity within
By Ike C. Udeh
Freeing Your Mind
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
An neuroscience makes bold advances in liberating the mind's potential, individual hopes intensify even as ethical dilemmas deepen
By Kathryn Schulz
Immigration and Social Disintegration
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
Wariness about the influence of immigration on society is neither racist nor paranoid.
By Thomas E. Brewton
Theory and Practice
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
Our tongue-in-cheek take on newsmakers whose "out there" theories have yet to gain mainstream acceptance
The Father Factor
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
With parental roles blurring, are traditional fathers out of fashion? Not so, says our writer: Fathers are as much a factor as ever.
Confessions of a 401(k) Schizophrenic
Nov. 2009 | Ferret
Is guilt-free investing for the socially conscious soul even possible?
By Dashka Slater