nihilism
A ‘Joker’ — and a world — gone mad from nihilism
By Tara Isabella Burton — October 17, 2019
(RNS) — Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix alike imbue the character with such fundamental dignity, even in his abasement, that we never forget that we are called to love him, not laugh at him.
How ‘joke religion’ turns deadly serious when the online alt-right comes to life
By Tara Isabella Burton — May 14, 2019
(RNS) — The nihilism of today's alt-right is both a religion and a rejection of the transcendence that religion holds out as a balm.
The real reason div students need to hear Jordan Peterson’s canceled lectures
By Tara Isabella Burton — April 2, 2019
(RNS) — Peterson, who applies psychology to biblical studies, is as much a product of the 'unmooring' from Western values that he decries as he is a bulwark against it.
COMMENTARY: Republicans’ descent into nihilism
By Tom Ehrich — September 4, 2012
(RNS) Politicians lie. We know that. Usually the American public is wary in responding to this chicanery. But the recent Republican National Convention revealed a mass madness that went beyond having fun. By Tom Ehrich.
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