Thus when I have to summarize naturalized spirituality in a single phrase, it is this: the thoughtful love of life.

The trumped-up charges against kitsch and sentimentality should disturb us and make us suspicious.

Many people are blind to trust, not so much to its benefits as to its nature and the practices that make it possible.

Trust is a skill, one that is an aspect of virtually all human practices, cultures, and relationships.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

The dollar is currently the principal reserve currency in the world.

The brain can be seen as a complex machine, like a gooey computer.