Sunny Side Up

A trans student came late to lecture today and apologized to the TA afterward, it was just too hard to get up considering everything that...

Came up with a fun new twist on the "what is religion?" brainstorm cloud. At the end of last class, students coughed up terms you ...

As the sack of Washington continues, I got into an argument with a friend over the phrase "worse than we expected." My friend, thi...

Our church is embarking on a construction project. Actually, it's been in the works for years, and on the to do list for decade. Long re...

I think I may have gone a little too far with AI in class today. The class was "After Religion," and students are tasked with a wr...

I used AI in class today. The class was "Religion and Ecology: Buddhist Perspectives," and it became clear last week that many had...

Enjoying anew Fred Tomaselli's dazzlingly intricate mosaics at the 14th Street station of the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines. Look closer, th...

Mood

A rather full day - first session of "Varieties of Religious Experience," followed by a five hour "Faculty Retreat on AI and ...

This is one of my three-course semesters and I have my work cut out for me. All material I love to teach! But still a lot...!

You might have heard about the plea the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D. C. made to the new president. As you told the nation yesterday, y...

"Religion and Ecology: Buddhist Perspectives" kicked off today. Most of class was dedicated to a discussion of Myōe's " L...

Bone-chilling cold this morning - there's even ice on the Hudson!

Haven't seen snow in a bit, so the Heather Garden at Fort Tryon's holding on to last night's fall all afternoon was much appreci...

Break of a frigid day. But it's also MLK Day, a day to recommit to working to help bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice.

Some quirkier moments from the China trip, more or less in se quence, starting with a reminder that Lunar New Year is around the corner, at ...