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Mar 16, 2014: Secular Buddhist: Episode 195 :: Jay Michaelson and Mark Oppenheimer :: The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side
Our zen sanghas have been suffering lately, as news of the sexual excesses and allegations of abuse of power on the part of zen teachers surfaces Jan 22, 2014: National Review: Three Cheers for Loitering
Mark Oppenheimer’s “Technology Is Not Driving Us Apart After All” is a fascinating look at the work of Keith Hampton, a sociologist at Rutgers University, who has led an ambitious study that compares how people interact in public spaces in major urban areas in the smartphone era and in past decades, drawing on archival footage collected by the renowned midcentury American sociologist William Whyte and the Project for Public Spaces. Nov 27, 2013: Bloggingheads: Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Mark Oppenheimer (The New York Times, Bloggenheimer)
Mark’s new e-book, “The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side” Nov 19. 2013: Genkaku-Again: Mark Oppenheimer interview
For those trit-trotting along in the wake of Mark Oppenheimer's "The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side," here is a less-insistently on-topic interview I found interesting. Nov 16, 2013: Sweeping Zen: The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side by Mark Oppenheimer
Reporter Mark Oppenheimer, who helped draw attention to the problems surrounding Rinzai Zen teacher Eido Shimano with his New York Times piece in August of 2010, has a new book out about the controversial Zen teacher (published by Atlantic Books. Nov 13, 2013: Clements Center: Can the Press Cover Religion Fairly? with Mark Oppenheimer
It is a fact that most newspaper reporters, at least at the highest-circulation newspapers, are left-of-center in their politics; a substantial majority are also more secular than they are religious. So that is one set of challenges that faces the news media in covering religion fairly. Oct 11, 2013: Fr Jonathan's Blog: Mark Oppenheimer on John Howard Yoder
There’s an article in the New York Times about the controversy in Mennonite circles about John Howard Yoder. Oct 9, 2013: Fishbowl New York: Religion Writer Recalls a Very Grateful New York Times
How times have changed. Today, getting a personal response from a recruiter or HR person advertising an online journalism job is a modern-age miracle. But as New York Times religion writer Mark Oppenheimer told a group of Central Connecticut State University students Tuesday night, when he applied to the Gray Lady it was a different story. |
Oct 4, 2013: Hot Dogma: Hear Mark Oppenheimer at CCSU on Tuesday
Mark Oppenheimer, who writes the “Beliefs” column for The New York Times, will speak at Central Connecticut State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday about covering religion, the “God beat.”
Mark Oppenheimer, who writes the “Beliefs” column for The New York Times, will speak at Central Connecticut State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday about covering religion, the “God beat.”
Feb 7, 2013: Hugh Hewitt: The Sports Illustrated Agenda: Anti-Christian? A Conversation with Mark Oppenheimer
I took Oppenheimer’s thesis to be that football is bad for the soul and incompatible with Christianity. PJMedia’s Andrew Klavan though much worse of the article and fo the magazine –so much so, in fact, that he will not renew his subscription.
I took Oppenheimer’s thesis to be that football is bad for the soul and incompatible with Christianity. PJMedia’s Andrew Klavan though much worse of the article and fo the magazine –so much so, in fact, that he will not renew his subscription.
Jan 5, 2014: Mark Oppenheimer (New York Times) says "Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival." He says "Increasing numbers of preachers and professors teach the views of the 16th-century French reformer. Mark Driscoll, John Piper and Tim Keller — megachurch preachers and important evangelical authors — are all Calvinist. Attendance at Calvin-influenced worship conferences and churches is up, particularly among worshipers in their 20s and 30s." Brad Vermurlen, a Notre Dame graduate student writing a dissertation on the new Calvinists, said that the rise of Calvinism was real, but that the hoopla might level off. “Ten years ago, everyone was talking about the ‘emergent church,’ ” Mr. Vermurlen said. “And five years ago, people were talking about the ‘missional church.’ And now ‘new Calvinism.’ I don’t want to say the new Calvinism is a fad, but I’m wondering if this is one of those things American evangelicals want to talk about for five years, and then they’ll go on living their lives and planting their churches. Or is this something we’ll see 10 or 20 years from now?”
Nov 14, 2013: Daily Beast: The Shocking Scandal at the Heart of American Zen
A new ebook by New York Times religion columnist Mark Oppenheimer alleges what many in the American Buddhist community have known for years: that some of its most revered teachers were also serial sex offenders.
A new ebook by New York Times religion columnist Mark Oppenheimer alleges what many in the American Buddhist community have known for years: that some of its most revered teachers were also serial sex offenders.
Apr 3, 2013: Maggie Gallagher: Sometimes Mark Oppenheimer is Just Silly
I like Mark Oppenheimer and his work. He writes the Faith column and also specializes in profiling that strange beast the conservative for the New York Times and sometimes other places (like Salon, in which he profiled me).
I like Mark Oppenheimer and his work. He writes the Faith column and also specializes in profiling that strange beast the conservative for the New York Times and sometimes other places (like Salon, in which he profiled me).
Oct 26, 2012: First Things: Mark Oppenheimer’s False Dichotomies
Mark Oppenheimer explores the two worlds of American religious sisters on Religion & Politics today.
Mark Oppenheimer explores the two worlds of American religious sisters on Religion & Politics today.
Oct 10, 2012: PandoDaily: New York Times writer taps startups for all the news that doesn’t fit the print
In June last year, the New York Times Magazine published a cover story about sex advice columnist Dan Savage’s views on infidelity. It was an engrossing and intelligent piece that came soon after New York congressman Anthony Weiner had sent pictures of his naughty parts to a stranger over Twitter. But it wasn’t quite the story that the author, Mark Oppenheimer, originally had in mind.
In June last year, the New York Times Magazine published a cover story about sex advice columnist Dan Savage’s views on infidelity. It was an engrossing and intelligent piece that came soon after New York congressman Anthony Weiner had sent pictures of his naughty parts to a stranger over Twitter. But it wasn’t quite the story that the author, Mark Oppenheimer, originally had in mind.
Sept 21, 2013: Colin Eatock: Mark Oppenheimer Learns What He's Up Against
Mark Oppenheimer is a religion columnist for the New York Times. But recently, he wrote an essay in the New Republic about his thoughts on children studying classical music and ballet.
Mark Oppenheimer is a religion columnist for the New York Times. But recently, he wrote an essay in the New Republic about his thoughts on children studying classical music and ballet.
May 25, 2012: Mere Comments: What Mark Oppenheimer Gets Wrong About Black Liberation Theology -
Although I don’t always agree with Mark Oppenheimer, I appreciate that the New York Times has someone like him who takes religion seriously.
Although I don’t always agree with Mark Oppenheimer, I appreciate that the New York Times has someone like him who takes religion seriously.
Feb 6, 2012: Above The Law: Should Therapists Be Able to Turn Away Clients on Moral Grounds?
Over the weekend, Mark Oppenheimer wrote an interesting New York Times piece about the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Ward v. Polite (PDF). In that case, Judge Jeffrey Sutton — noted feeder judge, judicial hottie, and possible SCOTUS nominee in a Republican administration — handed a (partial) victory to Julea Ward, an evangelical Christian who sued various teachers and administrators at Eastern Michigan University, where she had been studying counseling.
Over the weekend, Mark Oppenheimer wrote an interesting New York Times piece about the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Ward v. Polite (PDF). In that case, Judge Jeffrey Sutton — noted feeder judge, judicial hottie, and possible SCOTUS nominee in a Republican administration — handed a (partial) victory to Julea Ward, an evangelical Christian who sued various teachers and administrators at Eastern Michigan University, where she had been studying counseling.
June 8, 2011: Closer Walk With Thee: "Mark Oppenheimer, Oprah Winfrey is Not a Cult Leader!"
I read the article of Mark Oppenheimer titled, "The Church of Oprah Winfrey and a Theology of Suffering," published by New York Times May 27, 2011 with shock, dismay, disgust, and great disappointment. The article is filled with misinformation, mischaracterization, and misconception about Oprah which I strongly resent
I read the article of Mark Oppenheimer titled, "The Church of Oprah Winfrey and a Theology of Suffering," published by New York Times May 27, 2011 with shock, dismay, disgust, and great disappointment. The article is filled with misinformation, mischaracterization, and misconception about Oprah which I strongly resent
Apr 16, 2010: New Yorker: The Exchange: Mark Oppenheimer
As a bright, hyper-verbal boy growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mark Oppenheimer, religion columnist for the Times and the author of “Thirteen and a Day: The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Across America,” struggled with his linguistic precociousness and blunt personal style in public schools, Montessori schools, gifted and talented programs, summer camps, and private schools across New England, frustrating parents and teachers everywhere.
As a bright, hyper-verbal boy growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mark Oppenheimer, religion columnist for the Times and the author of “Thirteen and a Day: The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Across America,” struggled with his linguistic precociousness and blunt personal style in public schools, Montessori schools, gifted and talented programs, summer camps, and private schools across New England, frustrating parents and teachers everywhere.
Apr 29, 2009: Leiter Reports: Mark Oppenheimer and (Lack of) Journalistic Ethics
I've refrained from commenting on last year's Boston Globe story by Mark Oppenheimer about the PGR and about me, but it still occasionally generates e-mails to me seeking comment--especially since the new PGR came out.
I've refrained from commenting on last year's Boston Globe story by Mark Oppenheimer about the PGR and about me, but it still occasionally generates e-mails to me seeking comment--especially since the new PGR came out.
Mar 14, 2008: Mark Oppenheimer: Huffington Post: Dumbest Media Move of the Year So Far?
Apr 5, 2006: OK, it's time for me to stop nipping around the edges and actually state in a semi-coherent form my objections to Oppenheimer's work on Unitarian-Universalists in Knocking on Heaven's Door. I've read his introduction and the chapter on Unitarianism and Gay Rights, as well as skimmed through the conclusion. I've also read the posts on the book by several people online, most notably Chris Walton and Kevin McCulloch at Philocrites and Keep Atlanta Beautiful. I've expressed objections about his definitions of religion and counterculture already, so now I'm going to try and really keep my attention focused on his historical work on UUism, which I find to be at times informative but overall inadequate....My objections mainly come down to the feeling, as a historian of American religion with a particularly specialty in liberal religion, that Oppenheimer has not done good historical work and fundamentally does not understand the way that a liberal religion like Unitarian-Universalism operates [SOURCE: Jeff Wilson: Philofrites: "Knock, knock, knocking on Mark Oppenheimer")
Mark Oppenheimer lives in New Haven, Connecticut. He holds a Ph.D. in American religious history from Yale University, and he is the author of Thirteen and a Day: The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Across America and Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture. He is the former editor of the New Haven Advocate, New Haven's alternative weekly paper, and he writes for Slate, The New York Times Magazine, and Nextbook. A former champion debater and coach of the Yale debate team
