Dr. James L. Rowell received his PhD in religion at the University of Pittsburgh and has been a full-time teacher of world religions at Flagler College since 2006. He is the author of Making Sense of the Sacred, a book about comparative world religion, and also Gandhi and Bin Laden: Religion at the Extremes. His interests in comparative religious ethics focus on such figures as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Reinhold Niebuhr, and Abdul Ghaffar Khan. His website can be found at https://www.meaningofreligion.com. He also has a YouTube Channel titled Meaning of Religion.
Milton Friedman, though greatly enamored with Adam Smith, misrepresented Smith’s concept of self-interest
James RowellAugust 7, 2024
Within both Christianity and Islam there are theological disputes around when the use of military force is permitted
James RowellJune 20, 2024
Is there a version of Islam recognizable to most Muslims that ethically bears resemblance to the principles of Christian Realism?
James RowellMay 16, 2024
The story of democracy’s failure to take root in Afghanistan is directly related to its failure in Pakistan
James RowellApril 15, 2024
The novel Starship Troopers (1959) remains a classic of realist political philosophy in the democratic tradition
James RowellApril 10, 2024
Ghandi and Niebuhr both believed in the power of religion to shape societies and history
James RowellMarch 6, 2024
We cannot uninvent nuclear weapons, so what is the next best option?
James RowellFebruary 21, 2024
The ultimate responsibility anyone could have, from a pauper to the President, is the preservation and protection of humankind; something…
James RowellFebruary 2, 2024
Economic power must not be too concentrated in the government or among a few private citizens
James RowellJanuary 12, 2024
What terms will Ukraine, Russia, and the West ultimately come to?
James RowellDecember 5, 2023