First Links — 1.31.13

Russian “Old Believers” Cut Off from Society for Forty Years
Mike Dash, Smithsonian

Zero Dark Thirty : It’s Time to Get Dogmatic About Torture
Slavoj Zizek, Religion & Ethics

Jane Austen, Moral Philosopher
Thomas Rodham, Philosophy Now

The Reformation, Rooted in Tradition
Chris Castaldo, Books & Culture

Is Religion Outdated in the Twenty-First Century?
William Carroll, Public Discourse

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