Peter HermanAn elegy for Bernard LawThe death of any individual ought to be cause for any among us to reflect on our own lives and mortality. However, as memento mori, the…Dec 20, 2017Dec 20, 2017
Peter HermanAshesI’ve dedicated a lot of time to anti-racist education, both my own and that of others. It’s not enough time, and it never will be. If…Oct 11, 20171Oct 11, 20171
Peter HermanThis is an exercise in White SupremacyI’m not about to lynch someone.Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
Peter HermanIt’s a silly old trope in detective fiction and police procedurals: the return to the scene of the…It started easily and innocently enough. We were meeting my brother- in-law for dim sum, which is of course delightful. But as the old…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Peter HermanThe Long Ride Homeor What Happens When a Depressive Asthmatic Cyclist Breaks His Dumb BackApr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Peter HermanOn the Narcissism of Small DifferencesIt is early in the Trump presidency, but it is an uncontroversial thing to note that people — especially those on the political left — are…Jan 29, 2017Jan 29, 2017
Peter HermanIt’s Never as Simple as “Religion is Bad”Paris is burning. The world is in mourning. Richard Dawkins, among others, has wasted no time in blaming not only ISIS but Islam — indeed…Nov 15, 2015Nov 15, 2015
Peter HermanAnother debate, more bad ChristianityWe’ll be treated, in a few short hours, to another Republican debate. I don’t mean to pick on this one party, but they do seem to like to…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015
Peter HermanPublic theology and controversy for controversy’s own sakeRecently, Ross Douthat of the New York Times has caused a great stir in the small world of Theology. His column of October 17, 2015 is at…Oct 29, 20152Oct 29, 20152