justice

Compassionate Justice

The Scene  |  The Tribe   |   Shramanerika Jin Jian  |   July 27, 2011, 5:37 pm

On May 2, 2011, thousands of Americans poured into the streets of New York and Washington, DC dancing and cheering. What was their cause for celebration? They were rejoicing and celebrating at the news of the death of Osama bin Laden (McKellogg 2011). President Obama, in his address to the Nation that day, said, “…this [...]

Postmodern Without Knowing It

The Scene  |  The Tribe   |   Alexandra Gross  |   April 12, 2011, 4:30 pm

Before taking Doug Powers’ class on Buddhism and Postmodernity, I had only a vague idea of what people meant by “postmodernism.” I knew it had something to do with deconstruction, theory, and meta-narratives—but I wasn’t entirely sure what all that was about either, and frankly I wasn’t particularly interested. I was pretty certain it was [...]