As the United States launches its long-awaited trade war against China, I wonder whether something subtler, but just as significant, … Read More “Spiritual Colossi: Buddhism and Christianity in China and America”
I was raised in what I consider to have been a very “liberal” Catholic household. Outside our evening “grace” before … Read More “Bodhisattva Vows as Liberation Theology”
Conceiving a child without a man’s involvement is, at its heart, a miraculous phenomenon because pregnancy cannot occur without sexual … Read More “The Extraordinary Conceptions of Mary and Maya”
“Look at me. Behold, encounter, and meet me.” Two of my favourite expressions of sacred art can be found in … Read More “Postcard from Raymond: The Gaze of the Divine”
Raymond Lam In July 2015, I wrote a book review of Laurence Cox’s Buddhism in Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-Culture … Read More “The Harp in the Crisp Wind: Intersections of Buddhism and Celtic Christianity”
Raymond Lam Some scientists and psychologists draw parallels between religious experiences and psychological illnesses and conditions, like epilepsy. We’re not … Read More “Why I Don’t Believe in Spiritual Experiences”
