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September 2026

Eighty Acres of Dharma
On April 18, 1951, Vinoba Bhave visited the Harijan colony in Pochampally, a village of seven hundred families in present-day Telangana.
 • Richard Pütz
Gospel Enquiry: Of Words and Deeds
This text from Matthew is set in the Holy City of Jerusalem and depicts Jesus in open conflict with the religious leaders of his day.
Learning to Close the Door
Buddhism, Catholic Social Teaching, and the common good in the age of artificial intelligence using the See-Judge-Act Method
 • Richard Pütz
A Cup of Tea Is Not a Prompt
Thomas Merton, Zen, and what Artificial Intelligence is doing to us
 • Richard Pütz
Gospel Enquiry: The last shall be first
The Gospels consistently present Jesus’ life and ministry and a radically counter-cultural phenomenon which literally turns things upside down.
 • Paul Lentern
The Heart of the People
Catholic social teaching, Christian socialism, and the question underneath both
 • Richard Pütz
The Oath at Bad Kissingen
Thinking about Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Karl Rahner, Thomas Merton, and Gustavo Gutiérrez
 • Richard Pütz
Gospel Enquiry: Settling the Debt
This Gospel passage is found in a section of Matthew’s text where Jesus constantly highlights the loving, merciful and forgiving nature of God.
 • Paul Lentern
Fifty-Two Million Characters
Why the autonomous revolution needs comparative religion more than another ethical framework
 • Richard Pütz
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