Virtue in Politics

Le Monde des religions No. 48 – July/August 2011 — While the DSK affair continues to make waves and spark numerous debates and questions, there is one lesson that Socrates imparts to the young Alcibiades that he...

A breath of freedom

Le Monde des religions no. 47, May-June 2011 — The wind of freedom blowing across Arab countries in recent months is worrying Western governments. Traumatized by the Iranian revolution, we have supported dictatorships for decades that were supposed to...

A lesson in humanity

Le Monde des religions no. 44, November-December 2010 — The tremendous success of Xavier Beauvois's film Of Gods and Men fills me with profound joy. This enthusiasm is certainly surprising, and I would like to explain here why this film moved me and why I...

Man connected to the cosmos

The World of Religions No. 42, July-August 2010 — It is surprising, especially for a skeptic, to see the persistence of astrological beliefs and practices across all cultures of the world. From the most ancient civilizations, China and...