<p>Our ongoing coverage of faith and religion — and its influence on important issues around the globe.</p>
Aatish Taseer talks with The World’s Marco Werman about his experiences with caste in modern-day India and describes one of the most revealing moments from his new book, “The Twice Born: Life and Death on the Ganges.”
Kurt Andersen and novelist Mark Salzman look at the close intersections of artistic creation and religious devotion. Salzman is the author of Iron and Silk, The Soloist, and Lost in Place. His latest book, Lying Awake, about the spiritual journey of a Carmelite nun, has just been published in paperback by Vintage.