Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, churches have tended to marginalise the mavericks who helped bring about peace.
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What would our church and society look like if we were confronted with the reality that the body hung on the cross was brown?
Christ can’t simply be seen as a religious figure when his life and teaching were so political.
Humans have long been trying differentiate themselves from the rest of the biological world. Is it because we’re superior, or just insecure?
Putin and Trump both invoke a kind of religion that emphasises a past golden age, rather than shared practices of church attendance and piety.
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s famous novel, may be unfilmable – not because of its gruesome violent tale of U.S. imperialism in the Southwest, but because its religious vision is terrifying.
The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins.
Even though more than half of Australia’s Christians are in favour of marriage equality, churches have been slow to allow it – here’s why.
Protests against mandatory hijabs have a clear goal, and if successful, would be a victory for Iranian civil society.
We may imagine Jesus in long robes with baggy sleeves, but this is far from how he would have dressed.
Canada is increasingly moving towards a secular culture. “Spiritual but not religious” has become our new norm – bringing with it ideas of mutual respect and protection for marginalized identities.
Amanda Spielman claims extremists are targeting schools to ‘pervert’ education and ‘undermine’ British values.
A Pakistani humanist has been denied asylum in Britain because he couldn’t identify Plato or Aristole. The state is illiterate when it comes to atheism.
Forcing people to separate science and religion can lead to damaging denials of science.
We think of the Druids as being embedded in British culture from the mists of ancient times. But what we think we know about Druids is of surprisingly modern provenance.
The public broadcaster wants to encourage greater literacy and promote equal coverage of all faiths, including humanism.
Nearly one of every four people in the US is unaffiliated, which has prompted speculation that this would increase support for liberal policies. A scholar provides some lessons from history.
A conversation between a biologist and a philosopher on the relationship between man and divinity.
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Research fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Divinity
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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