The end of a world

The end of a world

The World of Religions No. 50 – November/December 2011 — Will the world end on December 21, 2012? For a long time, I paid no attention to the famous prophecy attributed to the Mayans. But, in recent months, many people...
God did not die for nothing

God did not die for nothing

The World of Religions No. 49 – September/October 2011 — The strengthening of fundamentalisms and communitarianism of all kinds is one of the main effects of 9/11. This tragedy, with its global repercussions, revealed and exacerbated the divide...

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...