Darkness and Light, Cosmology and Creation – In Memory of Rabbi Adam Feldman z”l
What was that darkness? A black hole? What was that light? Electromagnetic energy? Radiation?
Posts tagged with ‘Community’
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Striving for Teshuvah Together
We may associate the Jewish New Year with inward reflection, but the Mishnah and the commentaries are clear that Judaism treats teshuvah as a fundamentally social process.
Is Morality About Cooperation?
Morality-as-cooperation is pushing researchers in moral psychology to think more rigorously about the evolutionary background and specific processes that might give rise to moral sentiments.
Human Morality: Features and Bugs
Our social emotions, like anger, compassion, guilt and gratitude, are really designed to help us solve the Tragedy of the Commons.
Evangelicals and Climate Change
Since 1970, trust in science has decreased significantly among conservatives and regular churchgoers, and as a pastor and former evangelical, I need to know why.
The Worth of an Angry God
How did supernatural beliefs allow societies to bond and spread?
The Molecular Genetic Basis of Jewish Geography
“Jewish Geography” is more than a social phenomenon – it is a testament to the belief, literal or metaphorical, that Jews share a common ancestry.
How the Days of Awe Nourish Our Emotions
Amid the sweetness and celebration of Rosh Hashana, rituals like Yizkor and hearing the sound of the shofar open up access to emotions that we often bottle up.
The WEIRDness of Studying Thinking – Religion, Belief and Social Connections, Part 4
Jonathan Morgan and Connor Wood discuss their new research about religion, cognitive styles, and intuition.
When To Be Intuitive, When To Be Analytical – Religion, Belief and Social Connections, Part 2
Jonathan Morgan and Connor Wood discuss their new research about religion, cognitive styles, and intuition.
