Among the thoughts that course through my brain when I'm supposed to be
focusing on my breathing are thoughts about worship. Being a newcomer to
yoga has prompted me to reflect on what it is like to be new to
one of our services.
Who owns yoga? That unexpected question arose last year when the Hindu
American Foundation identified what it views as two serious
misconceptions about yoga that are widespread in the West.
It's commonly suggested that the Pentecost story is a reversal of the chaotic separation of the Tower of Babel. That point gets debated. What isn't debatable is that people remain separated in abundant ways.
John Fea
brings humility, patience and objectivity to controversial questions of religion and the founding era of
American history. His book is a model of scholarly restraint.
For C.S. Lewis, Virgil prepared the way for all subsequent Christian epics by changing the subject from the adolescent theme
of heroism to the adult theme of vocation.