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Blog Entries by Philip Goldberg from 08/2010

Who Says All Religions Are the Same?

| Posted 08.08.2010 | Religion
Read More: Mysticism, Joseph Campbell, Joseph Campbell Perennialism, Prothero, Huston Smith Perennialism, God Is Not One, Perennial Philosophy, Stephen Prothero, Aldous Huxley, Religious Experience, Stephen Prothero God Is Not One, Aldous Huxley Perennialism, Spirituality, Huston Smith, Religion News

The truth is, religions are both different and alike, depending on where one looks. And we need to look at the whole picture, because when we lean too far in either direction we lose our balance.

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Proposition 8: Remembering Dr. Sagarin and Mr. Cory

| Posted 08.16.2010 | Politics
Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Andre Gide, Edward Sagarin, Donald Webster Cory, Stonewall, Politics News

The intense reactions to the Proposition 8 decision turn my thoughts to the strange, poignant and instructive life of a former professor of mine, the late sociologist Edward Sagarin.

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Who Needs Publishers? We All Do!

| Posted 08.24.2010 | Books
Read More: Nonfiction, Book Publishing, Publishing, Book Publishers, Editors, Books, Self-Publishing, Fact Check, Books News

I'm glad that self-publishing has evolved from stigma to respectability. But I'm also concerned about the future of books and the larger issue of assuring the flow of reliable information.

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