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Nov 7, 2015

Countries that don’t exist and countries that really don’t exist

The BBC recently published a curious review of Nick Middleton’s An Atlas of Countries that Don’t Exist (Macmillan, 2015). Nick Middleton is an academic geographer who has a sideline in popular travel writing. The imaginary countries covered in the book include a tiny island in the Shetlands (Forvik), a neighborhood…

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Sep 30, 2015

“Gifted” programs and social formation: distinction versus difference

What does it mean if you’re labelled “gifted” in a public school? According to a recent NPR report, it means we spend a lot of time and money classifying you, but don’t pay that much attention to educating you: There are cases where parents spend years advocating for students, kids…

Education

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Sep 28, 2015

Post-Papal visit caption contest. How can you resist?

Pope Francis

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Post-Papal visit caption contest. How can you resist?
Post-Papal visit caption contest. How can you resist?

Sep 26, 2015

Fifteen maxims for the study of religion

These fifteen “maxims” are a work in progress. I first started drafting them seven years ago. …

Study Of Religion

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Nathan Rein

Nathan Rein

Theoretically, I study the theory of religion. In real life, I’m interested in pretty much everything.

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