Gary Laderman Elaine Penagos Many of us looked forward to each class session and thought about it when we weren’t together synchronously, and there were, we think, even moments of collective effervescence that broke down the artificiality of virtual teaching, and that would have surely aroused Durkheim’s curiosity.
Left of Sacred
My Joe Rogan Experience, Experience
Gary Laderman A few weeks out, my new mantra is “this too shall pass.”
Introducing Don’t Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality
Gary Laderman This book attempts to explain why I study death and to recall how I got to, and stuck with, the topic.
Disturbing Deaths and National Disunity
Gary Laderman The national body politic is dead, another corpse that, perhaps in this case, doesn’t deserve a public ceremony but instead is rotting publicly before our very eyes.
Sacred American Values in Pandemic Times
Gary Laderman Where will Americans put their faith in this unprecedented time of crisis?
Mass Death Moments
Gary Laderman Sadly, human history is full of examples of “mass death,” often tied to war and disease, that are usually pivotal periods for living communities.
LSD [Flashback]
Gary Laderman In other words, experiences with LSD and the publicity surrounding them gave shape and content to modern understandings of spirituality.
Drugs and Religion: Same Thing?
Gary Laderman So, does your chocolate or tobacco consumption “enchant” your world?