Killing the Buddha

The presence—or absence—of the gods can make a Hindu out of even the most secular.

An interview With Gina Welch, author of In the Land of Believers.

An angry letter about Haiti from a pissed-off Pentecostal preacher.

Anne Hutchinson’s “No in Thunder.”

Asterios Polyp and the fate of life lived through modernism.

Stuck in the middle with you.

Why Karen Armstrong’s Case for God isn’t one.

Was J.D. Salinger crazy—or just quiet?

Why television’s Lost should resist the urge to tell all.

Mitch Horowitz unleashes America’s occult past.

An unexpected catch on Fish-O-Rama weekend.

A cut-up/erasure of the Buddha’s Fire Sermon.

Is avoiding the health care mandate worth fastening your clothes with straight pins?

He was supposed to go up and never come down.

Why is it so hard to face up to one’s astrological nature?