Tanya Luhrmann
Another Week Ends: John Henryism, Fargo, ISIS, The Modern Mind, and Halo Losers
1) A trio of articles surfaced recently about the psychological relationships between work ethic and […]
T.M. Luhrmann’s Theory on Voices and Tulpa-Gods in Your Head
I’ve just begun reading When God Talks Back, by T.M. Luhrmann, which is a psychological […]
Spiritual Warfare 2.0: How Prayer is Not a Video Game
Anthropologist and author T. M. Luhrmann has written a guest column for The New York […]
Another Week Ends: Forgiveness, Giving Trees, Therapists, and Aging with Grace
1. Forgiveness and apology seems to be a theme in the news as of late, […]
Another Week Ends: Schismogenesis, Megachurch Funerals, Accidental Theology, Smartphone Shrinks, Mean Professors, Nocebos, Zooropa and Elysium
1. The NY Times published a wise op-ed from sociologist Tanya Luhrmann this past week […]
Another Week Ends: Heresy vs. Apathy, Cartoon Boba Fett, Grown-Up Three-Year-Olds, Krampus, Winning the Lottery, More Deep Blue Sea, and Seeing God
1. Another fascinating piece by Tanya Luhrmann over at the New York Times argues that “Hark, […]
Another Week Ends: Our Dreams, Pixar and Brave Honesty, Lebron Bravery, Why Americans Apologize, Why Ryan Leaf Wants Prison, Why Women Pray More
1) The Harvard Business Review released a behavioral study on the divergent ways apologies happen […]
Alien Righteousness: Reflections on Prometheus and its “Sequels”
It’s time to talk about Prometheus. If you haven’t seen it, probably best to stop […]







