Siffre’s story started in 1939, in Nice, on the Mediterranean coast of France – but it wasn’t until 1962 that the events that ...

I believe in miracles too, in my way, reconciling rationalism and inklings of a preternatural reality by means of “radical ...

Offering a provocative thesis that demonstrates Islamabad's inability to address conflict and foster peace, Professor Moonis Ahmar's latest book The Challenge of Enlightenment, Conflict Transformation ...

America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically.

The back story to Manuel Hinojosa's novel, "Puertas Verde, The Enlightenment of Juan Davis Bradburn," starts at the garrison at Anahuac, Texas in 1832, where Bradburn had been sent to enforce the new ...

The future of American democracy isn’t being dismantled by accident; it’s being systematically replaced to prepare the way ...

“Blazing Eye Sees All” follows the dark fairytale rise of New Age mythology in America, and how it led to the rise of groups ...

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In her debut novel, Swedish pop star Annika Norlin spins a tale about a woman who, like Thoreau, seeks a simple life away ...

March 19, 2025 • Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in ...

Collins has drawn upon Greek mythology and the Roman gladiator games for her earlier books. For “Sunrise on the Reaping,” her muses included the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume. “With ...

Enlightenment is the ultimate goal of human life. It means to bring in the light of the truth. Why do we need to be enlightened? Because we are living in the darkness of ignorance. We believe in ...