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Can Each Side's Faith Break the Cycle of Mutually Assured Destruction for Israelis and Palestinians?
An epistolary exchange between an Islamic scholar and a rabbi points to the concept of universal empathy in their traditions as the key
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Michael G. Holzman
 and 
Mustafa Akyol
2
Political Triumphalism Is Contrary to the Spirit of Yom Kippur
The Jewish holiday’s emphasis on repentance requires confronting our past sins, not burying them
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Michael G. Holzman
5
Yoram Hazony’s National Conservatism Wants to Abandon Liberal Democracy so that the Jewish People Maintain Hegemony in Israel
He wants to give Protestant America the right to disempower other faiths and ethnic groups so that Israel can do the same
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Michael G. Holzman
67
Authoritarian Rulers Are Co-Opting the Sphere of the Sacred to Consolidate Control
China’s attempt to designate the new Dalai Lama in violation of longstanding Tibetan tradition is the most visible example of this trend
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Amal Chandra
10
A Revival of True Christianity Would Also Revive American Liberal Democracy: A Conversation with Jonathan Rauch
The turn away from Jesus and lust for power is ruining the Protestant faith and the polity
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Berny Belvedere
6
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We Need to Restore a Healthy Protestantism to Save American Liberalism
An incisive book by an atheist convincingly shows how both major strands of this faith tradition lost their way
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Berny Belvedere
10
Bishop Budde Wasn’t Breaching Her Clerical Charge by Speaking Truth to Trump from the Pulpit
Her choice of the prophetic role drew on a long tradition in American democracy and it was the right call
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Michael G. Holzman
10
Moses Can Lead Israelis and Palestinians Out of Their Bloody Conflict
The prophet revered by Jews and Muslims can help them overcome their ‘darkest hour,’ Mustafa Akyol's historical account shows
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J. L. Wall
5
The Faithless Are the More Reliable Liberals
Enlightenment rationalists who rejected revealed dogma in favor of scientific inquiry paved the way for open, tolerant societies
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Robert Tracinski
41
Contrary to Western Understanding, Islam Is a Liberal Faith
No religion can be properly understood based on its most extreme proponents
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Hassan Abbas
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Zahra Hassan
43
An Illiberal Hinduism Is a Contradiction in Terms
Hindu fundamentalists are destroying everything that makes their faith unique and profound
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Shashi Tharoor
18
Liberalism and Catholicism: Friends Not Foes
Both traditions are rooted in a belief in universal human dignity
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James M. Patterson
10
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