Bye

Le Monde des Religions No. 62 – Nov/December 2013 – On the question of miracles, I know of no text as profound and enlightening as the reflection that Spinoza offers us in chapter 6 of the Theological-Political Treatise. “Just as men call...
Jesus and happiness

Jesus and happiness

Le Monde des Religions No. 61 – Sept/October 2013 – As Saint Augustine wrote in The Happy Life: “The desire for happiness is essential to man; it is the motive for all our actions. The most venerable, the most understood, the most...
Woman is the future of God

Woman is the future of God

The World of Religions No. 60 – July/August 2013 – A Jewish story tells that, in reality, God created Eve before Adam. Since Eve is bored in paradise, she asks God to give her a companion. After careful consideration, God finally grants her...
The Pope of the Gospel

The Pope of the Gospel

Le Monde des Religions No. 59 – May/June 2013 – Called to comment on the event live on France 2, when I discovered that the new pope was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, my immediate reaction was to say that it was a real event...
Debate and discrimination

Debate and discrimination

Le Monde des Religion No. 58 – March/April 2013 – It will no doubt seem strange to some of our readers that, following the lively parliamentary debate in France on marriage for all, we are devoting a large part of this issue to the way in which...
Finding your way

Finding your way

Le Monde des Religions No. 57 – January/February 2013 – Is the idea that each individual can “find their spiritual path” eminently modern? Yes and no. In the East at the time of the Buddha, there were many seekers of the Absolute who were in...